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NGC 2516 in the constellation
Carina
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Object description:
The open star cluster NGC 2516 in the constellation
Carina is located at a distance of about 1300 light years. The apparent
diameter in the sky is about 30 arcminutes, corresponding to the diameter of
the Moon. The age of NGC 2516 has be determined to 135 million years. The
cluster can be seen with th enaked eye as a faint hazy patch in the
sky.
The image left shows a
comparison to the full moon.
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