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Also known as New General Catalogue 2516, Caldwell 96, C96

open cluster in the constellation Carina

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Right ascension
07 58 20
Declination
−60 ° 52 ′
Distance
1.3 kly
Apparent dimensions v
30.0 ′
Mass
10 to 10 M ☉
Other designations
NGC 2516, Caldwell 96, Cr 172
Constellation
Carina

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
346
Image
NGC 2516 in Carina.jpg
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Commons category
NGC 2516
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 1393
time of discovery or invention
1751-00-00
apparent magnitude
3.8
right ascension
119.5167
declination
-60.7533
radial velocity
23.78
parallax
2.4118
metallicity
0.05
right ascension component of proper motion
-4.657
declination component of proper motion
11.151
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NGC 2516 (also known as Caldwell 96) is an open star cluster in the southern sky in the constellation Carina discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752. It is also called Southern Beehive or the Sprinter.

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