IC 2602 [SEP] constellation
IC 2602
IC 2602, generally known as the Southern Pleiades or Theta Carinae Cluster, is an open cluster in the constellation Carina that was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751 from South Africa. Easily seen with the naked eye, this cluster is one of the closest to us, whose distance is about 167.7 parsecs (547 light-years) away from Earth.
The Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) has a total apparent magnitude of 1.9, which is 70% fainter than the Taurean Pleiades, and contains about seventy
-Diagram is about 13.7 million years. IC 2602 stars are also all likely a part of the Lower Scorpius-Centaurus Association.
References.
- Space.com
External links.
- The Southern Pleaides @ SEDS IC objects pages
- Image Southern Pleiades(IC 2602)