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Also known as Theta Carinae Cluster, Southern Pleiades, C 102

open cluster in the constellation Carina

Wikidata facts

Instance of
open cluster
Constellation
Carina
Distance from Earth
166.725
Image
The Southern Pleiades (IC 2602).jpg
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catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 1841
Commons category
IC 2602
time of discovery or invention
1751-00-00
discoverer or inventor
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
apparent magnitude
1.9
topic's main category
Category:IC 2602
right ascension
160.7417
declination
-64.4000
radial velocity
17.43
epoch
J2000.0
parallax
6.571
metallicity
-0.02
right ascension component of proper motion
-17.783
declination component of proper motion
10.655
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