NGC 2972
NGC 2972 is a open cluster located in the constellation of Vela. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2972:
| NGC: | NGC 2972 |
| Type: | open cluster |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 2999 |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:40:11.52 |
| Declination: | -50:19:15.40 |
| Major axis: | 3.6 ' |
| Radial velocity: | 21 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00007 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS