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NGC 2645 (also OCL 754 and ESO 259-SC14) is a magnitude +7.0 open cluster located 5440 light-years away in the constellation Vela.

The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town, on the 29th December 1834.

Right Ascension 08h 39m 03.1s, Declination -46° 13' 38"



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