Wishing Well Cluster (NGC 3532)
Wishing Well Cluster (NGC 3532) is an open cluster in the constellation Carina, magnitude 3.0, 50′ across.
A large, brilliant open cluster in Carina, one of the finest in the sky; binoculars show hundreds of stars, many arranged in loops and chains.
When and where to see it
It is best placed in the evening sky around April, when it crosses the meridian at about 10 pm local time (around midnight in March). It can be seen from everywhere south of 31°N and never sets south of 31°S.
At its highest it stands below the horizon from 50°N, below the horizon from 35°N, 31° up from the equator, 66° up from 35°S.
Facts
- Type
- Open cluster
- Constellation
- Carina
- Designations
- NGC 3532, C 91, Mel 103, Cr 238, Melotte 103, Collinder 238
- Magnitude
- 3.0
- Apparent size
- 50′
- Position
- RA 11h 5.8m, Dec −58° 46′ (J2000)
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