NGC2659 (Open cluster)
![NGC2659 Image of NGC2659](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115834_6d83287bce35.png)
From Cambridge , NGC2659 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 2° above the horizon.
Name
NGC2659
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 08h42m [2] |
Declination: | −45°00' [2] |
Constellation: | Vela |
Magnitude: | 8.60 (V) [4] 8.75 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 1.7 kpc 5.6 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.15 |
Absolute mag (V): | -2.57 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.