Catalogue
and alternative designations |
NGC
4755, Kappa Crucis, The Jewel
Box cluster
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Type |
Open
Cluster |
Position |
12
53.6, -60 20 |
Constellation |
Crux |
Camera
and Telescope |
STL11000M
and 31.75 cm Ritchey Chretien |
Focal
Ratio |
F9 |
Exposure
Details |
RGB
=40:40:40 All binned 1x1
|
Description |
This
object has long been regarded as
one of the finest open clusters
on the sky and was discovered by
Sir John Herschel.
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