Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Crux (Cru)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4609
NGC 4609 & Hogg 15 - Open Clusters in the Coalsack - Tamron 1200 mm, Ray Caro
NGC 4609 & Hogg 15 - Open Clusters in the Coalsack - Tamron 1200 mm
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NGC 4609 & Hogg 15 - Open Clusters in the Coalsack - Tamron 1200 mm

NGC 4609 & Hogg 15 - Open Clusters in the Coalsack - Tamron 1200 mm, Ray Caro
NGC 4609 & Hogg 15 - Open Clusters in the Coalsack - Tamron 1200 mm
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NGC 4609 & Hogg 15 - Open Clusters in the Coalsack - Tamron 1200 mm

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In the Coalsack, image published here https://astrob.in/353867/B/ it is mentioned a tiny cluster of stars NGC 4609. It is magnified by my Tamron 1200 mm.

It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826 and later included in the NGC by John Herschel.

The biggest star on the image is HD 110432 and probably part of NGC 4609.

Slightly below, on the left, there is a small open cluster called Hogg 15. It has the particularity of containing a Wolf-Rayet star (WR 47).

These two clusters would apparently lie behind the Coalsack.

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  • NGC 4609 & Hogg 15 - Open Clusters in the Coalsack - Tamron 1200 mm, Ray Caro
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  • NGC 4609 & Hogg 15 - Open Clusters in the Coalsack - Tamron 1200 mm, Ray Caro
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    NGC 4609 & Hogg 15 - Open Clusters in the Coalsack - Tamron 1200 mm, Ray Caro
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NGC 4609 & Hogg 15 - Open Clusters in the Coalsack - Tamron 1200 mm, Ray Caro

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Crux / Croix du Sud