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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	None
Other Designations	Melotte 227 (Mel 227)
Constellation	Octans
Right Ascension	20h 16m 48s
Declination	-79° 2' 24"
Distance	390 light years 120 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.3 Absolute: -0.1
Diameter	Apparent: 50' 00" Actual: 7 light years
Number of Stars	40
Optimum Visibility	August (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

A small open cluster containing about forty stars, in the constellation Octans not far from the Southern Celestial Pole.

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