NGC 2360,也稱為卡洛琳的星團[3],是位於大犬座的一個疏散星團。它是卡洛琳赫歇爾在1783年2月26日發現的[4],她寫道:"一個被擠壓在直徑0.5度,標致的漂亮"[5]。她的筆記一直被忽略,直到她的哥哥威廉·赫歇爾在1786年出版,包含1000個星雲和星團的目錄中,大家才知道她是發現者[4]。這個星團位在天狼增四(大犬座γ)的東方3.5度,食雙星大犬座R西北方1度之處;它聚合的視星等為7.2等[5]。它的視直徑為13角分[2]。在這個星團西側邊緣,5.5等的HD 56405與星團之間沒有關聯性[6]。
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