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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 5460
Other Designations	Collinder 280, Melotte 123
Constellation	Centaurus
Right Ascension	14h 7m 23s
Declination	-48° 17' 6"
Distance	c.2,400 light years c.700 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.59 Absolute: -3.64
Diameter	Apparent: 35' Actual: 23 light years
Number of Stars	c. 900
Optimum Visibility	May (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

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