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Proper Name	Caroline's Cluster
Caldwell Number	C58
NGC/IC Number	NGC 2360
Constellation	Canis Major
Right Ascension	7h 17m 46s
Declination	-15° 37' 52"
Distance	c.3,700 light years c.1,100 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +7.2 Absolute: -4.2
Diameter	Apparent: 13' Actual: c.15 light years
Number of Stars	c. 90
Optimum Visibility	January / February
Notes	A relatively sparse open cluster lying eastward of the stars Sirius and Muliphein within Canis Major, Caroline's Cluster is named for its discoverer, Caroline Herschel, who first noted the cluster in 1783.

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