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The Jewell Box (NGC 4755) - Crux

A beautiful open cluster composed of many stars. It resembles a V-shaped grouping of jewels with a brilliant red ruby in the centre. A lovely sight. dfgdflgijhtgblij.k,bfdibhfdgbihjdrfbg dfuivf dfjuvhdfv fjvdf jufhbdfvjufd kjdfuvhkfjvnd  dfgvhdfgvuifdhgv dfiugvhdfugivhfdgv fugfdiguhfdgviudfhg A beautiful open cluster composed of many stars. It resembles a V-shaped grouping of jewels with a brilliant red ru vA beautiful open cluster composed of many stars. It resembles a V-shaped grouping of jewels with a brilliant red ru A beautiful open cluster composed of many stars. It resembles a V-shaped grouping of jewels with a brilliant red ru A beautiful open cluster composed of stars.

OBJECT R.A. DEC. MAG. SIZE/SEP DIST RV (km/s) DREYER NOTES (link)
NGC 4755 12h 53m -60* 20' 4.0 10' 165,000ly   Cl, vL, st vB (kappa Cr)

 

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