Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3532  ·  The star x Car  ·  Wishing Well Cluster
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The cluster NGC 3532, also known as the Wishing Well Cluster, is a bright open cluster located in the constellation of Carina, approximately 1321 light-years from Earth. It consists of about 400 stars, including many binary stars, seven red giants, and seven white dwarfs. Its brightness is 3 magnitudes, and its angular size is 64.3 arc minutes – about twice the size of the full Moon. The estimated age of the cluster is about 300 million years, which makes it a middle-aged cluster compared to other open clusters. NGC 3532 was discovered by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in January 1752.Material collected during last year’s astrophotography expedition to South Africa

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