NGC 2527
open cluster
NGC 2527 is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Puppis. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on December 9, 1784. The cluster was also observed by his son John Herschel on January 7, 1831. He also observed it on February 5, 1837, identifying it as a different object, which was catalogued as NGC 2520. It is a poor cluster and with no central concentration, with Trumpler class III1p.