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

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NGC 3293, Carina

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NGC 3293

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NGC 3293 taken by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope

Observation data

Constellation Carina

Right ascension 10h 35m 24s[1]

Declination −58° 14′[1]

Distance 9,000 ly (2,750 pc[2])

Apparent magnitude (V) 4.7

Apparent dimensions (V) 8.2′[2]

Physical characteristics

Radius 13.2 ly[2]

Estimated age 8 Myr[2]

See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

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, Carina, Paulo Cacella