Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2872  ·  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  The star λCen  ·  lambda Cen nebula
IC 2944, Ben S Klerk
IC 2944
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IC 2944

IC 2944, Ben S Klerk
IC 2944
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IC 2944

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IC 2944 is an open cluster with an associated emission nebula found in the constellation Centaurus, near the star Lambda Centauri at a visual magnitude of +3.1 and lies 420 light years away. It features Bok globules, which are frequently a site of active star formation. IC 2944 lies around 6500 light away from Earth and its around 75 lights years in diameter.

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IC 2944, Ben S Klerk