Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  IC 2602  ·  The star θ Car  ·  tet Car Cluster
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Southern Pleiades IC 2602, gregengland
Southern Pleiades IC 2602
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Southern Pleiades IC 2602

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Southern Pleiades IC 2602, gregengland
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Southern Pleiades IC 2602

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Description

IC 2602 is an open cluster in the constellation Carina.
Discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751 from South Africa.
The cluster is easily visible to the unaided eye, and is one of the nearest star clusters, about 486 light years from Earth.

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Southern Pleiades IC 2602, gregengland

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