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Also known as Caldwell 64, C 64

Open cluster in the constellation Canis Major

Key facts

Right ascension
07 18 41.0
Declination
−24 ° 57 ′ 18 ″
Distance
4.83 ± 0.97 kly (1.480 ± 0.296 kpc )
Apparent dimensions v
6′
Mass
≥500 M ☉
Radius
~3 pc
Estimated age
5.0 Myr
Other designations
Caldwell 64, Cr 136
Constellation
Canis Major

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
star
Constellation
Canis Major
Distance from Earth
1389
Image
NGC 2362 NASA.jpg
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Commons category
NGC 2362
catalog code
[KPR2004b] 134
discoverer or inventor
Giovan Battista Hodierna
time of discovery or invention
1654-00-00
apparent magnitude
4.1
right ascension
109.6708
declination
-24.9550
radial velocity
28.86
epoch
J2000.0
parallax
0.742
right ascension component of proper motion
-2.791
declination component of proper motion
2.953
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