NGC 2477
NGC 2477 |
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Object data of NGC2477 |
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| Object type: | Open star cluster (I3r) | |
| Size: | 20' | |
| Magnitude: | 5.0mag | |
| Constellation: | Pup | |
| Distance: | 3,600 Ly | |
| Notes: |
NGC 2477 is probably the finest of the galactic clusters in Puppis. It
contains about 300 stars, and was discovered by Lacaille in 1751. The
cluster's age has been estimated at about 700 million years. North is to the bottom. |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2014-03-06 | |
| Location: | Hacienda Los Andes / Chile (1100m) | |
| Telescope: | Astro-Physics 175mm f/8 Starfire EDF with f/8.3 CCD field flattener | |
| Camera: | FLI PL29050 with Astrodon filters | |
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 | |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO | |
| Exposure time: | L 17x2min / R 6x2min / G 6x2min / B 6x2min | |
| Exposure time total: | 1h10min | |
| Notes: | Image acquisition by CEDIC
team (Christoph Kaltseis, Bernhard Hubl, Wolfgang Leitner and Herbert
Walter) Image processing by Christoph Kaltseis |
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