NGC 4852 (also Collinder 266, ESO 131-SC17 and OCL 894) is a magnitude +8.9 open cluster located in the constellation Centaurus.
The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on the 30th April 1826.
Right Ascension 13h 00m 09.0s, Declination -59° 36' 48"
