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Proper Name	None
Caldwell Number	Associated with the nebula C100
NGC/IC Number	None
Other Designations	Collinder 249
Constellation	Centaurus
Right Ascension	11h 38m 39s
Declination	-63° 23' 13"
Distance	c.7,900 light years c.2,400 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.50 Absolute: -7.41 (surrounding nebula)
Diameter	Apparent: 18.5' Actual: 42 light years
Optimum Visibility	March / April (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

C100, the Running Chicken Nebula, is a broad nebulous region in southern Centaurus, southwestward of the Southern Cross. It is populated by newly-formed star clusters, of which Collinder 249 is a prominent example, as its nearby sibling cluster, the Lamdba Centauri Cluster. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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