Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3228
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NGC 3228 - almost lost amongst the stars of the rich Milky Way ..., Herbert Walter
NGC 3228 - almost lost amongst the stars of the rich Milky Way ...
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NGC 3228 - almost lost amongst the stars of the rich Milky Way ...

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NGC 3228 - almost lost amongst the stars of the rich Milky Way ..., Herbert Walter
NGC 3228 - almost lost amongst the stars of the rich Milky Way ...
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NGC 3228 - almost lost amongst the stars of the rich Milky Way ...

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Almost lost amongst the stars of the rich Milky Way is the compact open cluster NGC 3228.
It is a cluster of Trumpler type I1p or II3p, with few members. The brightest stars are all blue "A main sequence" stars and the hottest star is a red giant of spectral type B9. The galactic cluster has a diameter of approx. 5 arcminutes and an apparent brightness of 6.0 mag and is located at a distance of 1770 LY.

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NGC 3228 - almost lost amongst the stars of the rich Milky Way ..., Herbert Walter