Caldwell 96
C96
👁️ Naked-eye
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Object
- Type (NASA)
- Open Cluster
- Distance from Earth
- 1,000 light-years
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.8 mag
- NASA description
- Caldwell 96 was first recorded by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1751 from the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.
Source:NASA Hubble (Messier/Caldwell catalogs) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Constellation
In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 1,000 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1026 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 3.8 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
- It lies in Carina — find the constellation first to know where to look.