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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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Copyright - John Drummond, Possum Observatory, Gisborne, New Zealand