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Collinder 316

Open cluster in Scorpius

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Proper NameForms part of the structure known as the False Comet
Messier NumberNone
NGC/IC NumberNone
Other DesignationsCollinder 316
ConstellationScorpius
Right Ascension16h 55m 30s
Declination-40° 50' 0"
Distancec.3,300 light years
c.1,000 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +3.40
Absolute: -6.60
DiameterApparent: 1° 40'
Actual: 94.9 light years
Optimum VisibilityJune

This image in fact shows two superimposed clusters, with Collinder 316 being the more extensive of the two. In the northeast, the cluster overlays the more distant Trumpler 24, extending northeastwards towards a small emission nebula designated IC 4628 and sometimes called the Prawn Nebula. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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