NGC5316 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC5316 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC5316
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 5316[2]
Cr 279[3]
Mel 122[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h53m [2]
Declination:-61°52' [2]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:6.00 (V) [4]
6.08 (B) [2]
Distance:1.2 kpc
4.0 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.08
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-4.42

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