NGC 3324

NGC 3324
NGC 3324 star-forming region (2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at La Silla Observatory)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Carina
Right ascension	10^h 37^m 20^s^[1]
Declination	−58° 38′ 30″^[1]
Distance	7,560 ly (2,317 pc)^[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	6.7^[1]^[3]
Apparent dimensions (V)	16 arcminutes^[3]
Physical characteristics
Estimated age	6.754 Myr^[2]
Other designations	ESO 128-EN006, Cr 225, Lund 552, h 3286, GC 2167, C 1035-583, OCl 819.0, [KPR2004b] 254, [KPS2012] MWSC 1830

NGC 3324 is a open cluster in the southern constellation Carina, located northwest of the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372)^[4]^[5] at a distance of 7,560 ly (2,317 pc) from Earth.^[2] It is closely associated with the emission nebula IC 2599, also known as Gum 31.^[6] The two are often confused as a single object, and together have been nicknamed the "Gabriela Mistral Nebula" due to its resemblance to the Chilean poet.^[3]^[7]^[8] NGC 3324 was first catalogued by James Dunlop in 1826.^[4]

The Carina Nebula with NGC 3324 at top right
Hubble detail within NGC 3324

References

1 2 3 "NGC 3324". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
1 2 3 Kaltcheva, N. T.; Golev, V. K. (February 2012). "Galactic Structure Toward the Carina Tangent". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Pacific. 124 (912): 128–139. arXiv:1201.4273. Bibcode:2012PASP..124..128K. doi:10.1086/664697.
1 2 3 "Gabriela Mistral Nebula · NGC 3324". DSO-Browser.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
1 2 "NGC 3324". The NGC/IC Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
↑ Cooper, Ian; Kay, Jenni; Kepple, George Robert (2008). The Night Sky Observer's Guide. Volume 3: The Southern Skies. Willmann-Bell. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-943396-89-7.
↑ "IC 2599". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
↑ "A Pocket of Star Formation". European Southern Observatory. 1 February 2012. Photo Release eso1207. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
↑ Chadwick, Stephen; Cooper, Ian (2012). Imaging the Southern Sky: An Amateur Astronomer's Guide. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. New York: Springer Science+Business Media. pp. 81–83. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-4750-4. ISBN 978-1-4614-4749-8.

External links

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Astronomical catalog List of NGC objects

Coordinates: 10^h 37^m 20^s, −58° 38′ 30″

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