Constellation Carina Declination −58° 38′ 30″ Apparent magnitude (V) 6.7 | Right ascension 10 37 20 Distance 7,560 ly (2,317 pc) Apparent dimensions (V) 16 arcminutes | |
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NGC 3324 is a open cluster in the southern constellation Carina, located northwest of the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) at a distance of 7,560 ly (2,317 pc) from Earth. It is closely associated with the emission nebula IC 2599, also known as Gum 31. 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. NGC 3324 was first catalogued by James Dunlop in 1826.
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