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Q840003

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Also known as Caldwell 71, C 71

open cluster in Puppis

Key facts

Right ascension
07 52 09.8
Declination
−38 ° 32 ′ 00 ″
Distance
~ 3600 ly (~ 1100 pc )
Apparent dimensions v
27 ′
Other designations
Caldwell 71, Cr 165
Constellation
Puppis

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
1222
Image
NGC2477.jpg
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declination
-38.5300
radial velocity
7.3
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 1363
apparent magnitude
6.64
Commons category
NGC 2477
time of discovery or invention
1751-00-00
right ascension
118.0417
metallicity
0.07
right ascension component of proper motion
2.63
declination component of proper motion
3.60
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NGC 2477 (also known as Caldwell 71 or the Termite Hole Cluster) is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis. It contains about 300 stars, and was discovered by Abbé Lacaille in 1751. The cluster's age has been estimated at 700 million years.

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