WEBDA page for open cluster NGC 2972

Basic Parameters			DSS Image: 10 x 10 arcminutes
Right Ascension (2000)	09 40 12
Declination (2000)	-50 19 24
Galactic longitude	274.686
Galactic latitude	1.757
Distance [pc]	2062
Reddening [mag]	0.343
Distance modulus [mag]	12.63
Log Age	7.968
Metallicity	-0.07
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