NGC 4349 is an open cluster located in Crux next cross mayor axis and a bit more of one degree of Alfa Crux. Following Trumpler Classification it has a strong central concentration and medium rich numbers of stars within. That is to say type I, 2, m. NGC 4349 spans over a distance of 58 to 75 light years and is estimated to be 250 million years old which is basically an intermediate age. Because its location close to the celestial equator it has a crowded stellar background NGC 4349 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in 1826 from Paramatta Observatory in Australia.
