Open clusters

663 CATALOGUED

Stars born together and still travelling together — loose open groups, or ancient globes of hundreds of thousands.

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NAME▲
CLASS
MASS
DISTANCE
MAG
CONSTELLATION
NGC 2660
Open cluster
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9686 ly
8.80 V
Vela
NGC 2664
Open cluster
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—
—
Cancer
NGC 2666
Open cluster
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—
—
Lynx
NGC 2669
Open cluster
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3733 ly
6.10 V
Vela
NGC 267
Open cluster
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—
—
Tucana
NGC 2670
Open cluster
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4825 ly
7.80 V
Vela
NGC 2671
Open cluster
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4555 ly
11.60 V
Vela
NGC 2678
Open cluster
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—
—
Cancer
NGC 269
Open cluster
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—
12.59 V
Tucana
NGC 272
Open cluster
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—
—
Andromeda
NGC 2849
Open cluster
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19 085 ly
12.50 V
Vela
NGC 2866
Open cluster
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9132 ly
—
Vela
NGC 290
Open cluster
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—
11.71 V
Tucana
NGC 2910
Open cluster
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4211 ly
7.20 V
Vela
NGC 2925
Open cluster
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2464 ly
8.30 V
Vela
NGC 294
Open cluster
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—
12.24 V
Tucana
NGC 2972
Open cluster
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6367 ly
9.90 V
Vela
NGC 2982
Open cluster
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—
—
Vela
NGC 299
Open cluster
—
—
11.73 V
Tucana
NGC 3033
Open cluster
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5809 ly
8.80 V
Vela
NGC 3036
Open cluster
—
—
—
Carina
NGC 306
Open cluster
—
—
12.07 V
Tucana
NGC 3105
Open cluster
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24 592 ly
9.70 V
Vela
NGC 3114
Open cluster
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3318 ly
4.20 V
Carina
NGC 3228
Open cluster
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1579 ly
6.00 V
Vela
NGC 3231
Open cluster
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—
—
Ursa Major
NGC 3255
Open cluster
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21 865 ly
11.00 V
Carina
NGC 3293
Open cluster
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8059 ly
4.70 V
Carina
NGC 330
Open cluster
—
—
9.55 V
Tucana
NGC 3330
Open cluster
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5611 ly
7.40 V
Vela
NGC 3446
Open cluster
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—
—
Vela
NGC 346
Open cluster
—
—
—
Tucana
NGC 3496
Open cluster
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7760 ly
8.20 V
Carina
NGC 3519
Open cluster
—
—
7.70 V
Carina
NGC 3572
Open cluster
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8057 ly
6.60 V
Carina
NGC 3590
Open cluster
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8363 ly
8.20 V
Carina
NGC 361
Open cluster
—
—
11.77 V
Tucana
NGC 366
Open cluster
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8487 ly
—
Cassiopeia
NGC 3680
Open cluster
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3390 ly
7.60 V
Centaurus
NGC 371
Open cluster
—
—
—
Tucana
NGC 376
Open cluster
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—
10.90 V
Tucana
NGC 381
Open cluster
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3723 ly
9.30 V
Cassiopeia
NGC 3909
Open cluster
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—
—
Centaurus
NGC 395
Open cluster
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—
—
Tucana
NGC 3960
Open cluster
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7610 ly
8.30 V
Centaurus
NGC 4052
Open cluster
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9262 ly
8.80 V
Crux
NGC 4103
Open cluster
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6496 ly
7.40 V
Crux
NGC 411
Open cluster
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—
12.10 V
Tucana
NGC 4184
Open cluster
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—
—
Crux
NGC 422
Open cluster
—
—
13.26 V
Tucana
NGC 4230
Open cluster
—
—
9.40 V
Centaurus
NGC 433
Open cluster
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6634 ly
—
Cassiopeia
NGC 4337
Open cluster
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8452 ly
8.90 V
Crux
NGC 4349
Open cluster
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6287 ly
7.40 V
Crux
NGC 436
Open cluster
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11 202 ly
8.80 V
Cassiopeia
NGC 4439
Open cluster
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6480 ly
8.40 V
Crux
NGC 4463
Open cluster
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5911 ly
7.20 V
Musca
NGC 456
Open cluster
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—
—
Tucana
NGC 458
Open cluster
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—
11.66 V
Tucana
NGC 465
Open cluster
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—
—
Tucana
NGC 4815
Open cluster
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11 261 ly
8.60 V
Musca
NGC 4852
Open cluster
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4175 ly
8.90 V
Centaurus
NGC 5043
Open cluster
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—
—
Centaurus
NGC 5120
Open cluster
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—
10.80 V
Centaurus
NGC 5138
Open cluster
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6052 ly
5.33 V
Centaurus
NGC 5168
Open cluster
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10 559 ly
9.10 V
Centaurus
NGC 5269
Open cluster
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6669 ly
—
Centaurus
NGC 5281
Open cluster
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5163 ly
5.90 V
Centaurus
NGC 5288
Open cluster
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8721 ly
11.80 V
Circinus
NGC 5299
Open cluster
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—
—
Centaurus
NGC 5316
Open cluster
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4701 ly
6.00 V
Centaurus
NGC 5359
Open cluster
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—
—
Circinus
NGC 5381
Open cluster
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7989 ly
—
Centaurus
NGC 5385
Open cluster
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—
—
Ursa Minor
NGC 5460
Open cluster
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2383 ly
5.60 V
Centaurus
NGC 559
Open cluster
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9227 ly
9.50 V
Cassiopeia
NGC 5593
Open cluster
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3341 ly
—
Lupus
NGC 5606
Open cluster
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8089 ly
7.70 V
Centaurus
NGC 5617
Open cluster
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7603 ly
6.30 V
Centaurus
NGC 5662
Open cluster
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2476 ly
5.50 V
Centaurus
NGC 5715
Open cluster
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7025 ly
9.80 V
Circinus
NGC 5749
Open cluster
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3548 ly
8.80 V
Lupus
NGC 5764
Open cluster
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6504 ly
12.60 V
Lupus
NGC 5800
Open cluster
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—
—
Lupus
NGC 5822
Open cluster
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2682 ly
6.50 V
Lupus
NGC 5823
Open cluster
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5931 ly
7.90 V
Circinus
NGC 5925
Open cluster
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4609 ly
8.40 V
Norma
NGC 5998
Open cluster
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—
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Scorpius
NGC 5999
Open cluster
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9175 ly
9.00 V
Norma
NGC 6005
Open cluster
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8347 ly
10.70 V
Norma
NGC 602
Open cluster
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—
13.02 V
Hydrus
NGC 6025
Open cluster
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2513 ly
5.10 V
Triangulum Australe
NGC 6031
Open cluster
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5797 ly
8.50 V
Norma
NGC 6067
Open cluster
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6916 ly
5.60 V
Norma
NGC 609
Open cluster
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18 858 ly
11.00 V
Cassiopeia
NGC 6115
Open cluster
—
—
9.80 V
Norma
NGC 6124
Open cluster
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2056 ly
5.80 V
Scorpius
NGC 6134
Open cluster
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3729 ly
7.20 V
Norma
NGC 6152
Open cluster
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5238 ly
8.10 V
Norma
NGC 6167
Open cluster
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4785 ly
6.70 V
Norma