NGC 3519

Scientific overview

NGC 3519 is an open cluster in the constellation Carina. It shines at apparent magnitude 7.7 and spans about 4.8 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Small telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 80–100 mm telescope

Best observed

Spring (S. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Southern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

11.0674h / -61.3682°

Hemisphere

Southern

Season

Spring

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
Carina NebulaC 92 · NGC 3372	H II region	3	120
Wishing Well ClusterC 91 · NGC 3532	Open cluster	3	12
NGC 2516C 96 · NGC 2516	Open cluster	3.8	24.3
NGC 3114NGC 3114	Open cluster	4.2	12.3
IC 2581	Open cluster	4.3	6
NGC 3293NGC 3293	Open cluster	4.7	5.1
NGC 2808NGC 2808	Globular cluster	5.69	9
NGC 3572NGC 3572	Open cluster	6.6	4.08

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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