Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Crux (Cru)  ·  Contains:  Herschel's Jewel Box  ·  NGC 4755  ·  The star κCru  ·  kappa Crucis Cluster
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Jewel Box Cluster
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Jewel Box Cluster

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Jewel Box Cluster, jprejean
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Jewel Box Cluster

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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One of the youngest known star clusters with an estimated age of 14 million years.

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