NGC 3114

NGC 3114
NGC 3114
	Open cluster NGC 3114 in Carina
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	10h 02m 42s
Declination	−60° 06′ 0″
Apparent magnitude (V)	+ 4.2
Physical characteristics
Other designations	Cr 215
Associations
Constellation	Carina
	See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 3114 is a sparse open cluster which is projected onto the outskirts of the Carina complex.^[2]

Because of the high number of field stars from the disc of the Milky Way, it is very difficult object to study^[2] as this contamination makes its size ambiguous.

^ ^a ^b ^c "News Sky Map". NGC 3114. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
^ ^a ^b G. Carraro, F. Patat, "Star clusters in the Carina complex: UBVRI photometry of NGC 3114, Colliner 228 and vdB-Hage 99*, A&A, Volume 379, Number 1, November 2001, pp. 136-146

[skymap-1] "News Sky Map". NGC 3114. Retrieved 2012-01-04.

[CarraroPatat-2] G. Carraro, F. Patat, "Star clusters in the Carina complex: UBVRI photometry of NGC 3114, Colliner 228 and vdB-Hage 99*, A&A, Volume 379, Number 1, November 2001, pp. 136-146

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