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Infobox for articles on open clusters.

{{Infobox open cluster
 | name      = 
 | image     = 
 | caption   = 
 | credit    = <!-- Per MOS:CREDITS, credits are discouraged -->
 | epoch     = <!-- typically [[J2000]] -->
 | constellation = 
 | ra        = {{RA|00|00|00}} or {{Deg2HMS|000.000|sup=yes}}
 | dec       = {{DEC|±00|00|00}}
 | dist_ly   = <!-- Distance: {{cvt|##.###|pc|ly|order=flip|lk=on}} -->
 | dist_pc   = 
 | appmag_v  = <!-- Apparent visual magnitude of the cluster -->
 | size_v    = <!-- Angular size of the cluster: {{val|#.##|ul=arcsecond}} -->
 | radius_ly = <!-- Radius in light years, dependent on distance -->
 | mass_msol = <!-- Cluster mass in solar masses: {{val|#.##|ul=solar mass}} -->
 | age       = <!-- Age, usually in Myr: {{val|#.##|#.##|ul=Myr}} -->
 | notes     = <!-- Unusual features -->
 | names     = <!-- Comma-separated list of the most common catalogue identifiers -->
}}

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Template Data

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No description.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
namename

no description

Unknownoptional
The name the image fileimage

no description

Fileoptional
image_scaleimage_scale

no description

Unknownoptional
altalt

no description

Unknownoptional
captioncaption

no description

Unknownoptional
creditcredit

no description

Unknownoptional
epochepoch

no description

Unknownoptional
Right ascensionra

no description

Unknownoptional
Declinationdec

no description

Unknownoptional
dist_lydist_ly

no description

Unknownoptional
dist_pcdist_pc

no description

Unknownoptional
appmag_vappmag_v

no description

Unknownoptional
size_vsize_v

no description

Unknownoptional
mass_msolmass_msol

no description

Unknownoptional
radius_lyradius_ly

no description

Unknownoptional
ageage

no description

Unknownoptional
notesnotes

no description

Unknownoptional
namesnames

no description

Unknownoptional
constellationconstellation

What constellation the cluster belongs to

Example
Virgo
Unknownoptional
galaxygalaxy

no description

Suggested values
[[Milky Way]] [[Large Magellanic Cloud]] [[Small Magellanic Cloud]]
Default
[[Milky Way]]
Unknownoptional
groupgroup

A stellar association the cluster is part of- e.g., an asterism or moving group

Unknownoptional

See also

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