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NGC 2660 (also OCL 759 and ESO 260-SC4) is a magnitude +8.8 open cluster located 9217 light-years away in the constellation Vela.

The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town, on the 29th December 1834.

Right Ascension 08h 42m 38.0s, Declination -47° 12' 02"



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