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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 2000
Constellation	Mensa
Right Ascension	5h 27m 30s
Declination	-71° 52' 47"
Distance	c.158,000 light years c.515,000 parsecs (Within the Large Magellanic Cloud)
Magnitude	Apparent: +12.3 Absolute: -11.3
Diameter	Apparent: 1.7' Actual: 78 light years
Number of Stars	c.60
Optimum Visibility	December / January (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

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