NGC 2516 (also known as Caldwell 96) is an open star cluster in the southern sky in the constellation Carina discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752. [1] It is also called Southern Beehive [2] [3] or the Sprinter. [4] [5]

2024年8月23日 · Also known as NGC 2516 or the Southern Beehive (for its similarity to the Northern Hemisphere’s Beehive Cluster), this loosely bound swarm of stars was first recorded by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1751 from the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.

NGC 2516 is an open star cluster in the southern constellation Carina the Keel. Amateur astronomers refer to it as the Southern Beehive because of its resemblance to M44 (see #94), the open ...

NGC 2516 is a Open Cluster in the Carina constellation. NGC 2516 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 3.8, NGC 2516 is barely visible to the naked eye, easily visible with the help of a small binocular.

2023年8月9日 · C96 (NGC 2516) Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) captured the image in the upper right, showing stars in Caldwell 96 (NGC 2516), as well as a couple background galaxies (which appear as extended objects).

2022年8月10日 · NGC 2516 (Caldwell 96 and others), also known as the Southern Beehive for the resemblance to M44, is an open cluster located approximately 1,217 light-years away in Carina. Luminance – 2x600s – 20 minutes – binned 1x1

2023年4月5日 · One such open cluster idling south of the celestial equator is NGC 2516. The young age cluster NGC 2516 can be found within the Southern Hemisphere’s Carina constellation.

NGC 2516 is a brilliant open cluster in the southern constellation of Carina at declination -61 degrees. Also known as the Southern Beehive Cluster, the Diamond Cluster, or Caldwell 96, it is a popular visual target down-under due to it's contrasting red giant stars.

NGC 2516 (also known as Caldwell 96) is an open star cluster in the southern sky in the constellation Carina discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752. It is also called Southern Beehive or the Sprinter. This bright cluster itself is easily visible with the naked eye as a hazy patch, but is resolvable into stars using binoculars.

Southern Beehive Cluster (NGC 2516) in constellation Carina. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]