Arp-Madore 2

{{Short description|Open cluster in Puppis}}

{{Other uses|AM2 (disambiguation)}}

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| name = Arp-Madore 2

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| epoch = J2000.0

| constellation = Puppis

| class = open cluster

| ra = {{RA|07|38|46}}

| dec = {{DEC|-33|50|36}}

| dist_ly = 30,000 ly

| dist_pc = 9197 pc

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| names = AM 2, ESO 368-SC 07, IAU cluster number C0737-337 }}

Arp-Madore 2 (also known as AM 2) is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Puppis. It is almost 30,000 light-years away and about 5 billion years old.{{cite journal

| last=Lee | first=Myung Gyoon | title=UBVI CCD Photometry of the Remote Old Open Cluster AM-2

| journal=Astronomical Journal | volume=113

| pages=729–739 |date=February 1997

| doi=10.1086/118292 | bibcode=1997AJ....113..729L | doi-access=free }}

See also

References

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  • [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?protocol=html&Ident=ESO+368-SC+07&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id Simbad]

Category:Canis Major Overdensity

Category:Puppis

Category:Open clusters

368-7

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