NGC5662 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5662 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
NGC5662
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h35m [2] |
| Declination: | -56°37' [2] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 5.50 (V) [4] 6.18 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 666.0 parsec 2171.2 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.68 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.62 |
Sources