NGC 2548
NGC 2548 is a open cluster located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2548:
| NGC: | NGC 2548 |
| Messier: | M 48 |
| Type: | open cluster |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| V-mag (visual): | 5.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 6.11 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:13:43.18 |
| Declination: | -05:45:01.60 |
| Major axis: | 28.2 ' |
| Radial velocity: | 42 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000138 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS