NGC 3293
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NGC 3293 taken by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope
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| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Carina |
| Right ascension | 10h 35m 24s |
| Declination | −58° 14′ |
| Distance | 9,000 ly (2,750 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.7 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 8.2′ |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | 13.2 ly |
| Estimated age | 8 Myr |
NGC 3293 is an open cluster in the Carina constellation. It was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-52. It consists of more than 100 stars brighter than 14th magnitude in a 10 arc minute field, the brightest of which are blue supergiants of apparent magnitude 6.5 and 6.7. There is also a 7th magnitude pulsating red supergiant, V361 Carinae.
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