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| Catalogue and alternative designations | NGC
2660
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| Type | Open Cluster |
| Position | 08 42 38, -47 12 02 |
| Constellation | Vela |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL16200 and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | This is a standard LRGB image with Hydrogen Alpha added to bring out the faint surrounding nebulosity. The exposures were Luminosity = 110 minutes (unbinned), Red = Green = 50 minutes, Blue = 60 minutes (binned 2x2). Astrodon filters were used. |
| Description | NGC
2660 is a fairly bright open
cluster with a visual magnitude
of 8.8. The angular size is 3.6
arcminutes and the distance is
given as 9200 light years. The
glow at the lower left is from a
5th magnitude star just off the
edge of the frame.
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