Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3293
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NGC 3293 Open Cluster in Carina, Paulo Cacella
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NGC 3293 Open Cluster in Carina

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NGC 3293 Open Cluster in Carina, Paulo Cacella
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NGC 3293 Open Cluster in Carina

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NGC 3293 is an open cluster in the Carina constellation. It was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-52. It consists of more than 100 stars brighter than 14th magnitude in a 10 arc minute field, the brightest of which are blue supergiants of apparent magnitude 6.5 and 6.7. There is also a 7th magnitude pulsating red supergiant, V361 Carinae

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NGC 3293 Open Cluster in Carina, Paulo Cacella