| NGC 2451 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2451 (taken from Stellarium) | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 07h 45m 24.0s[1] |
| Declination | −37° 57′ 00″[1] |
| Distance | 600 ly (NGC 2451A), 1,200 ly (NGC 2451B)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 45″[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | Cr 161 |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Puppis |
| See also:Open cluster,List of open clusters | |
NGC 2451 is anopen cluster in thePuppis constellation, probably discovered byGiovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654 andJohn Herschel in 1835.[1] In 1994, it was postulated that this was actually two open clusters that lie along the same line of sight. This was confirmed in 1996. The respective clusters are labeledNGC 2451 A andNGC 2451 B, and they are located at distances of 600 and 1,200light-years, respectively.[2]
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