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Lost Jewel of Orion

NGC 1980

Open Star Cluster in Orion

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Proper Name	Lost Jewel of Orion
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 1980
Constellation	Orion
Right Ascension	5h 35m 24s
Declination	-5° 54' 54"
Distance	c.1,800 light years c.600 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.5 Absolute: -6.2
Diameter	Apparent: 14' Actual: 5.3 light years
Number of Stars	c. 2,000
Optimum Visibility	December / January

The Lost Jewel is a cluster centred around the bright star Hatysa on the southern fringes of the Orion Nebula. That star, also called Nair al Saif or Iota Orionis, dominates this image, but the cluster surrounding it also contains hundreds of other less prominent stars. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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