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NGC 2587 (also OCL 706 and ESO 431-SC7) is a magnitude +9.2 open cluster located in the constellation Puppis.

The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town, on the 22nd January 1835. 

Right Ascension 08h 23m 24.0s, Declination -29° 30' 31"



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