NGC 2516 (Caldwell 96)
NGC 2516 or Caldwell 96 is an open cluster in the constellation Carina. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.8 and its angular diameter is 30 arc-minutes. NGC 2516 lies at an estimated distance of 1300 light years. The Equinox 2000 coordinates are 07h 58.3m, -60° 52´ which makes NGC 2516 a Southern Hemisphere object that is best seen during the winter. The Caldwell Winter Star Chart shows the position of all Caldwell objects visible during that season. Visit the Caldwell Catalog Photo Gallery to see more objects from this catalog.
Technical Details
- Object: NGC 2516
- Other Names: Caldwell 96
- Object Type: open cluster
- Object Data: Apparent Magnitude = 3.8, Angular Size = 30 arc-minutes
- Object Position (Equinox 2000): 07h 58.3m, -60° 52´, Constellation = Carina
- Date/Time: 2011 Jun 03 at 00:43 UTC
- Location: Hotel Inca Utama, Huatajata, Lake Titicaca, BOLIVIA
- Mount: Celestron CG-5 GT
- Lens: Nikkor AF 300 f/2.8
- Camera: Canon EOS 550D (Rebel T2i)
- Field of View: 4.3° x 2.8° at 3.0 arc-sec/pixel (web version: 16.6 arc-sec/pixel)
- Exposure: 2 x 240s, f/2.8, IE800
- File Name: NGC2516-01w.jpg
- Processing (Adobe Camera Raw): Vignetting Correction, Noise Reduction, White Balance, Curves
- Processing (Photoshop CS5): Average Images, Curves
- Original Image Size: 3454 × 5179 pixels (17.9 MP); 11.5" x 17.3" @ 300 dpi
- Rights: Copyright 2012 by Fred Espenak. All Rights Reserved. See: Image Licensing.