IC 2602 (the Southern Pleiades)
Constellation: Car
Object Type: Open Cluster
RA: 10h 42m 56s
Dec: -64° 23' 39"
Magnitude: 1.9
Recommended minimum aperture: 50mm
Charts for 50mm Binocular (5° aperture circle). Click on a chart to print it.
Location:
IC 2602 is an easy naked-eye cluster surrounds the star θ Carinae. IC 2602 is an easy naked-eye cluster surrounds the star θ Carinae.
What You Should See:
This large cluster is similar in size and the number of bright stars as M45, thus giving it its common name. It is a particularly fine sight in 10×50 binoculars, with 20 or more stars, depending on sky conditions, being resolved.
