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IC 2602

IC 2602 — Southern Pleiades

Open Cluster
· Carina
Beginner
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Target information

Object type
Open Cluster
Constellation
Carina
Right ascension
10h 43m 00s
Declination
-64° 24′ 00″
Magnitude
1.9
Angular size
100′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Beginner
Best months
Jan-Apr
Catalog IDs
IC 2602

About this target

Large bright open cluster best suited to wide-field framing.

Recommended telescopes

Radian
405mm f/5.4 · 75mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Askar
408mm f/6.8 · 60mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
400mm f/2.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
400mm f/5.0 · 80mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
400mm f/5.0 · 80mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Askar
400mm f/5.6 · 72mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 5.09° × 3.40°
Scale 3.03″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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FOV 5.06° × 3.37°
Scale 3.00″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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FOV 3.37° × 2.25°
Scale 1.94″/px
Target fills 74% of frame
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