NGC 2509

NGC 2509 (OCL 630, ESO 561-SC7) is an open cluster in the constellation of Puppis. The age of this cluster is estimated to be 8 × 109 years and its distance is estimated to be 912±15 pc. Its apparent magnitude is 9.3.

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