NGC2670

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NGC 2670 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Vela.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
NGC2670 canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object ⓘ
open star cluster ⓘ
angularSize ~7 arcminutes ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeV ~9.0 ⓘ
bestSeenFrom dark skies ⓘ
bestSeenIn small telescope ⓘ
catalog Collinder catalogue ⓘ
ESO catalogue ⓘ
Lund open cluster catalogue ⓘ
New General Catalogue ⓘ
constellationAbbreviation Vel ⓘ
constellationType southern constellation ⓘ
coordinateSystem equatorial coordinate system ⓘ
declination −47° (approx) ⓘ
discoveredIn 19th century ⓘ
discoverer John Herschel ⓘ
distanceFromEarth ~3000 light-years (approx) ⓘ
~900 parsecs (approx) ⓘ
epoch J2000 ⓘ
galacticLatitude near Galactic plane ⓘ
hasAlternativeName C 0844-474 ⓘ
Collinder 192 ⓘ
ESO 166-SC14 ⓘ
OCL 771 ⓘ
hasMemberStars giant stars ⓘ
main-sequence stars ⓘ
hostGalaxy Milky Way ⓘ
locatedIn Galactic disk ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ
locatedInConstellation Vela ⓘ
observedIn optical wavelengths ⓘ
rightAscension 08h 44m (approx) ⓘ
skyLocation southern sky ⓘ
type open cluster ⓘ
visibleIn Southern Hemisphere ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vela → contains → NGC2670 ⓘ
Vela → contains → NGC2670 ⓘ
subject linked to: Vela constellation