Southern Beehive Cluster (NGC 2516)

Physical Properties

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
DesignationNGC 2516
TypeOCL (I3r)
Right Ascension (J2000.0)07h 58m 04.0s
Declination (J2000.0)-60° 45' 12"
Diameter22 arcmin
Photographic (blue) magnitude3.8 mag
Visual magnitude3.8 mag
Metric Distance0.346 kpc
Dreyer DescriptionCl, vB, vL, pRi, st 7…13
Identification, Remarksh 3111; GC 1619; OCL 776; ESO 124-SC6

Finder Chart

The open cluster NGC 2516 is located in the constellation Carina. Unfortunately it is not visible from Europe. On 18 January it in opposition with the Sun and is therefore highest in the sky at local midnight.

Carina: Southern Beehive Cluster (NGC 2516)
Finder Chart Southern Beehive Cluster (NGC 2516)
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Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. Times are shown for timezone UTC, Latitude 46.7996°, Longitude 8.23225°, Horizon height 5°, Date 2025-04-14. [149, 160]

Objects Within a Radius of 30°

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