NGC 2659 is a young open cluster in the Vela constellation. NGC 2659 was discovered by John Herschel on the 3rd of February 1835. The cluster is approximately 1.7 kpc away at the coordinates 08 42 36 44 59 00. The core of the cluster is approximately 1.93 parsec in diameter or around 6.3 light […]

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