NGC 2516

Open Cluster NGC 2516 (= Lacaille II.3 = Melotte 82 = Collinder 172), in Carina

Right Ascension 07 : 58.3 (h:m)
Declination -60 : 52 (deg:m)
Distance 1.3 (kly)
Visual Brightness 3.8 (mag)
Apparent Dimension 30 (arc min)

Discovered 1751-52 by Lacaille.

Southern open cluster NGC 2516 was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752 from South Africa.

In the Astronomical League's Southern Sky Binocular Club list. In John Caldwell's List. Caldwell 96 in Patrick Moore's list.

  • SIMBAD Data of NGC 2516
  • Observing Reports for NGC 2516 (IAAC Netastrocatalog)

    Hartmut Frommert (spider@seds.org)
    Christine Kronberg (smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

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