NGC 1893
Appearance
NGC 1893 | |
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![]() Star Cluster NGC 1893 imbedded in the emission nebula IC 410. | |
Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
Right ascension | 05h22m44.(0)s[1] |
Declination | +33° 24′ 4(2)″[1] |
Distance | 3,790pc(12,400ly)[2] |
Apparent magnitude(V) | 7.5[3] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 11.0′[3] |
Physical characteristics | |
Estimated age | 4 Myr[4] |
Other designations | Cr63,Mel33,C0519+333,Lund166,OCL439,OCISM101, Raab 24 |
Associations | |
Constellation | Auriga |
NGC 1893is anopen clusterin the constellationAuriga.It is about 12,400 light years away. The star cluster is embedded in the Tadpole Nebula (HII regionIC 410).[5]
Images of the star cluster by theChandra X-ray Observatorysuggest that it contains approximately 4,600young stellar objects.[6]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/IC410_By_CarpeNoctem.jpg/220px-IC410_By_CarpeNoctem.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^abWu, Zhen-Yu; et al. (November 2009), "The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy",Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,399(4): 2146–2164,arXiv:0909.3737,Bibcode:2009MNRAS.399.2146W,doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15416.x,S2CID6066790.
- ^ Kuhn, Michael A.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A.; Sills, Alison; Feigelson, Eric D.; Getman, Konstantin V. (2018)."Kinematics in Young Star Clusters and Associations with Gaia DR2".The Astrophysical Journal.870(1): 32.arXiv:1807.02115.Bibcode:2019ApJ...870...32K.doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaef8c.S2CID119328315.
- ^abGilmour, Jess K. (2012),The Practical Astronomer's Deep-sky Companion,The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 13,ISBN978-1447100713
- ^Marco, Amparo; et al. (April 2001), "Photometric and Spectroscopic Study of the Young Open Cluster NGC 1893",The Astronomical Journal,121(4): 2075–2088,arXiv:astro-ph/0101348,Bibcode:2001AJ....121.2075M,doi:10.1086/319950,S2CID18289257.
- ^Lim, Beomdu; et al. (September 2014), "Sejong Open Cluster Survey (SOS) - III. The young open cluster NGC 1893 in the H II region W8",Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,443(1): 454–473,arXiv:1406.3090,Bibcode:2014MNRAS.443..454L,doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1170
- ^Kuhn, Michael A.; Getman, Konstantin V.; Feigelson, Eric D. (2015). "The Spatial Structure of Young Stellar Clusters. Ii. Total Young Stellar Populations".The Astrophysical Journal.802(1): 60.arXiv:1501.05300.Bibcode:2015ApJ...802...60K.doi:10.1088/0004-637X/802/1/60.ISSN1538-4357.S2CID119309858.
External links
[edit]Media related toNGC 1893at Wikimedia Commons
- Image NGC 1893
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: IC410 and NGC 1893 (02 February 2024)
- NGC 1893 onWikiSky:DSS2,SDSS,GALEX,IRAS,Hydrogen α,X-Ray,Astrophoto,Sky Map,Articles and images
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Tadpoles of IC 410 (11 January 2006)
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: IC 410 and NGC 1893 (15 August 2006)
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: IC 410 and NGC 1893 (17 January 2009)
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Tadpoles of IC 410 (9 January 2014)
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Tadpoles of IC 410 (January 24, 2018)