NGC 3496
 
NGC 3496 is a open cluster located in the constellation of Carina. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3496:
| NGC: | NGC 3496 | 
| Type: | open cluster | 
| Constellation: | Carina | 
| V-mag (visual): | 8.2 | 
| B-mag (blue): | 9.02 | 
| Right Ascension: | 10:59:33.81 | 
| Declination: | -60:20:12.70 | 
| Major axis: | 6 ' | 
| Radial velocity: | 10 km/s | 
| Redshift: | 0.000032 | 
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS