NGC2670

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NGC 2670 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Vela.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
NGC2670 canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
open star cluster
angularSize ~7 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV ~9.0
bestSeenFrom dark skies
bestSeenIn small telescope
catalog Collinder catalogue
ESO catalogue
Lund open cluster catalogue
New General Catalogue
constellationAbbreviation Vel
constellationType southern constellation
coordinateSystem equatorial coordinate system
declination −47° (approx)
discoveredIn 19th century
discoverer John Herschel
distanceFromEarth ~3000 light-years (approx)
~900 parsecs (approx)
epoch J2000
galacticLatitude near Galactic plane
hasAlternativeName C 0844-474
Collinder 192
ESO 166-SC14
OCL 771
hasMemberStars giant stars
main-sequence stars
hostGalaxy Milky Way
locatedIn Galactic disk
Milky Way
locatedInConstellation Vela
observedIn optical wavelengths
rightAscension 08h 44m (approx)
skyLocation southern sky
type open cluster
visibleIn Southern Hemisphere

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vela contains NGC2670
Vela contains NGC2670
subject linked to: Vela constellation