NGC 2547
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NGC 2547 is a southern open cluster
in Vela
, discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752 from South Africa.
Open cluster
An open cluster is a group of up to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud and have roughly the same age. More than 1,100 open clusters have been discovered within the Milky Way Galaxy, and many more are thought to exist...
in Vela
Vela (constellation)
Vela is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the sails of a ship, and it was originally part of a larger constellation, the ship Argo Navis, which was later divided into three parts, the others being Carina and Puppis.-Stars:...
, discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752 from South Africa.