NGC 3114

NGC 3114
Open cluster NGC 3114 in Carina
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension10h 02m 42s[1]
Declination−60° 06′ 0″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)+ 4.2[1]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsCr 215
Associations
ConstellationCarina
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 3114 is a sparse open cluster which is projected onto the outskirts of the Carina complex.[2]

Because of the high number of field stars from the disc of the Milky Way, it is very difficult object to study[2] as this contamination makes its size ambiguous.

  1. ^ a b c "News Sky Map". NGC 3114. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  2. ^ a b G. Carraro, F. Patat, "Star clusters in the Carina complex: UBVRI photometry of NGC 3114, Colliner 228 and vdB-Hage 99*, A&A, Volume 379, Number 1, November 2001, pp. 136-146