Deep space
Theta Car Cluster
Open cluster · C102 · IC 2602
Open cluster in Carina
Photo: Tel Lekatsas · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
IC 2602 is an open cluster in the constellation Carina. Discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751 from South Africa, the cluster is easily visible to the unaided eye, and is one of the nearest star clusters, centred about 149 parsecs away from Earth.
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Key facts
Distance
~492 light-years
Apparent mag.
+1.9
Apparent size
48.0′
Best seen with
Naked eye
Catalogue
C102 · IC 2602
Did you know
- Listed as Caldwell 102 in the Caldwell catalogue, also known as IC 2602.
- Found in the constellation Carina.
- Bright enough to see with the naked eye.
