Arp-Madore 2
{{Short description|Open cluster in Puppis}}
{{Other uses|AM2 (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox open cluster|
| 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
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