This nice open cluster in Carina is also often called Theta Carinae Cluster and "looks like" its slightly larger and brighter cousin visible under northern sky - The Pleiades M45.

It contains roughly 60 stars spanning tad less than 1 degree - located at a distance of 480 light years, it spans some 8,5 light years.

It is visible with unaided eye and a beautiful sight through binoculars.

Would be a spectacular "lonely gem". However, there are two issues. First, unlike M45, it has much brighter background of faint Milky Way stars. Second, it is located close to the famous and brighter Eta Carinae nebula.