IC 2602
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| Distance to Earth | 547 light years |
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| Constellation | Carina |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 1. 9 |
| Estimated age | 13. 7 M. yr−1 |
| Distance | 547 ly (167. 7 pc) |
| Declination | −64° 23′ 39″ |
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| ID | 2956468 |
About IC 2602
IC 2602, generally known as the Southern Pleiades or Theta Carinae Cluster, is an open cluster in the constellation Carina that was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751 from South Africa. Easily seen with the naked eye, this cluster is one of the closest to us, whose distance is about 167. 7 parsecs away from Earth.
