NGC 2516

Open Cluster NGC 2516

(= Lacaille II.3

= Caldwell 96

= 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)

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.

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Hartmut Frommert

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Christine Kronberg

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Last Modification: 21 Mar 1998, 14:10 MET