We present deep near-infrared ( J,H,K _ { S } ) images toward an embedded cluster which lies in a C ^ { 18 } O clump in the cloud C of the Vela Molecular Ridge .
This cluster has at least \sim 350 members and a radius of \sim 0.5 pc .
The stellar surface number density is approximately 3000 stars pc ^ { -2 } in the central 0.1 pc \times 0.1 pc region of the cluster .
This is much higher than most of the young clusters within 1 kpc of the Sun .
From the comparison of the luminosity function and near-infrared excess fraction with those of other embedded clusters , we estimate that the age of this cluster is approximately 2-3 Myr .
This cluster exhibits an excess of brighter stars in its central region , from which we conclude that the more massive stars are located near the cluster center .