Open Cluster NGC 3532

NGC 3532
NGC 3532: Section of the DSS2. Here could be your picture. [147]

Physical Properties

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Designation NGC 3532
Type OCL (II1m)
Right Ascension (J2000.0) 11h 05m 40.0s
Declination (J2000.0) -58° 44' 00"
Diameter 50 arcmin
Photographic (blue) magnitude 3.2 mag
Visual magnitude 3.0 mag
Metric Distance 0.497 kpc
Dreyer Description !!, Cl, eL, R, lC, st 8…12
Identification, Remarks h 3315; GC 2308; OCL 839; ESO 128-SC31

Finder Chart

The open cluster NGC 3532 is located in the constellation Carina. Unfortunately it is not visible from Europe. On 5 March it in opposition with the Sun and is therefore highest in the sky at local midnight.

Finder Chart Open Cluster NGC 3532
Open Cluster NGC 3532 in constellation Carina. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]

Objects Within a Radius of 20°

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