Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3532
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NGC 3532 - Southern Gems Collection, Fabian Rodriguez Frustaglia
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NGC 3532 - Southern Gems Collection

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NGC 3532 - Southern Gems Collection

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NGC 3532, also known as the Football Cluster and the Black Arrow Cluster, is an open cluster in the constellation Carina, lies some 1,300 light years away. It consists of approximately 150 stars of 7th magnitude or fainter, including seven red giants and seven white dwarfs. On 20 May 1990 it became the first target ever observed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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NGC 3532 - Southern Gems Collection, Fabian Rodriguez Frustaglia