NGC5662 (Open cluster)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC5662 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC5662
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 5662[2]
Cr 284[3]
Mel 127[4]
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

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