IC 2602 · open cluster
Southern Pleiades
IC 2602 is an open cluster in the constellation Carina.
RA10h 42m 57sDec−64° 23' 39"
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- IC 2602
- All designations
- IC 2602 · Southern Pleiades
- Object type
- Open Cluster
- Constellation
- Car
- Best viewing
- Winter
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 10h 42m 57s
- Declination (J2000)
- −64° 23' 39"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
Visibility tonight
The science
IC 2602 is an open cluster in the constellation Carina. Discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751 from South Africa, the cluster is easily visible to the unaided eye, and is one of the nearest star clusters, centred about 149 parsecs away from Earth.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
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- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used