NGC 5999
| NGC 5999 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5523 Credit: DECaPS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 15h59m55s[1] |
| Declination | −54° 01′ 54″[1] |
| Distance | 5310[2] |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 9.0[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Estimated age | 400 million years[2] |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Norma |
NGC 5999is anopen clusterin theconstellationNorma.Its brightest star isHIP 78355.[3]It is 5310 light-years distant and thought to be around 400 million years old.[2]
References
[edit]- ^abc"NGC 5999-- Open (galactic) Cluster".SIMBAD.Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg.Retrieved17 August2015.
- ^abcKharchenko, N. V.; Piskunov, A. E.; Schilbach, E.; Röser, S.; Scholz, R.-D. (2013). "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters".Astronomy and Astrophysics.558:8.arXiv:1308.5822.Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K.doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302.S2CID118548517.A53.
- ^Streicher, Magda (2005). "Deepsky Delights: Sparkling clusters in Norma".Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa.64(5–6): 107–09.Bibcode:2005MNSSA..64..107S.
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