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| Catalogue and alternative designations | NGC 2808 |
| Type | Globular Cluster |
| Position | 09 12 03.1, -64 51 49 |
| Constellation | Carina |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL6303 and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | LRGB image. Luminance = 30 minutes, Red = Green = 35 minutes, Blue = 40 minutes |
| Description | NGC 2808 is a fairly bright and condensed globular cluster in Carina (magnitude = 6.2, concentration class = 1). It's a very massive cluster that contains about a million stars and is about 12.7 billion years old. The distance is about 31,300 light years. |