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NGC 5662 (also Melotte 127, Collinder 284, ESO 175-SC10 and OCL 928) is a magnitude +5.5 open star cluster located 21720 light years away in the constellation Centaurus.

The cluster was discovered by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille using a 1.27 cm (0.5 inch), 8x magnification, refractor at the Cape of Good Hope on the 17th May 1751. 

Right Ascension 14h 35m 30.8s, Declination -56° 39' 46"



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