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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	None
Other Designations	Trumpler 20, Collinder 262, Harvard 7
Constellation	Crux
Right Ascension	12h 39m 32s
Declination	-60° 38' 13"
Distance	c. 11,100 light years c. 3,400 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +10.10 Absolute: -2.55
Diameter	Apparent: 16' Actual: 50 light years
Number of Stars	c. 2,500
Optimum Visibility	April (usually visible from southern latitudes)

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