NGC 2516

Open Cluster NGC 2516 (= Lacaille II.3 = Caldwell 96 = Melotte 82 = Collinder 172), in Carina

Right Ascension 07 : 58.3 (h:m)
Declination -60 : 52 (deg:m)
Distance 1.3 (kly)
Visual Brightness 3.8 (mag)
Apparent Dimension 30 (arc min)

Southern open cluster NGC 2516 was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752 from South Africa.

In the Astronomical League's Southern Sky Binocular Club list. In John Caldwell's List.

Hartmut Frommert (spider@seds.org)
Christine Kronberg (smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

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Last Modification: 21 Mar 1998, 14:10 MET