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Star cluster IC 2602 (southern Pleiades)

author: C.Picking/Novapix

reference: a-aou96-00011

Image Size 300 DPI: 26 * 17 cm

The Southern Pleiades (also known as IC 2602) is an open cluster in the Carina constellation, at a distance of about 479 light years away from Earth and can be seen with the naked eye.  

Keywords for this photo:

2002 - ASTRONOMY - C102 - CARINA - IC 2602 - OPEN CLUSTER - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - SOUTHERN PLEIADES - STAR - STAR CLUSTER -