Astronomy:IC 2391

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IC 2391
File:IC 2391 DSS.png
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationVela
Right ascension 08h 40.6m
Declination−53° 02′
Distance574 ly (176 pc[1])
Apparent magnitude (V)2.5
Apparent dimensions (V)50′
Physical characteristics
Other designationsCaldwell 85, Cr 191, C 0838-528, Lac II 5
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

IC 2391 (also known as the Omicron Velorum Cluster or Caldwell 85) is an open cluster in the constellation Vela consisting of hot, young, blueish stars, some of which are binaries and one of which is a quadruple. Persian astronomer A. a.-R. al-Sufi first described it as "a nebulous star" in c. 964.[2][3] It was re-found by Abbe Lacaille and cataloged as Lac II 5.

Description

IC 2391 is centred about 490 light-years away from Earth and can be seen with the naked eye. It contains about 30 stars with a total visual magnitude of 2.5, spread out across 50 arcminutes.

Member stars

These are some of the prominent members of IC 2391:[4]

Name Apparent
magnitude (V)		 Spectral type Distance (LY)
HD 74195 (ο Velorum) 3.63 varies[5] B3/5(V)[6] 496±30.5[7]
HD 74560 (HY Velorum) sp. binary 4.815[8] B3IV[6] 490.4±6.9[9]
HD 74146 (NZ Velorum) sp. binary 5.19[10] B5IV[6] 497.3±7.5[11]
HD 74071 (HW Velorum) 5.44[8] B5V[6] 519.9±7.5[12]
HD 74196 cepheid variable 5.61[10] B9/A0[6] 502±4.1[13]
HD 74535 (KT Velorum) alpha2 CVn variable 5.47[8] B9III(pSi)[6] 421±17.5[14]
HD 75466 6.27[8] B8V[6] 479±2.8[15]
HD 73952 6.43[8] B8V[6] 483±5.8[16]
HD 74438, youngest known quadruple star.[17][18][19] 7.58[8] A2mA5-A8[6] 472±5.2[20]

The stars' era of formation is similar to open cluster IC 2602 in neighbouring Carina,[21] and has a lithium depletion boundary age of about 50 million years.[22] The latter group averages about the same distance, placed at about 485 light years away.[23]

A close of image of IC 2391. Credits: iTelescope.net (T59)

Argus Association

The components formed at about the same time as a nearer group, known as the "Argus Association" which one motion model suggests began in their own nebula cloud. These are in a similar direction, roughly the Vela constellation, within the local galactic arm.[24] The supposed association may chiefly comprise:[24]

Name Constellation Distance Radial velocity
Epsilon Pavonis Pavo 105 −6.7
HD 88955 Vela 100 +7.4
HD 61005 Puppis 119 +22

References

  1. ↑ "IC 2391". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?mescat.distance=on&Ident=%403033509&Name=IC+2391&submit=display+selected+measurements#lab_meas. 
  2. ↑ Jones, Kenneth Glyn; Society, Webb (1979). Webb Society Deep-sky Observer's Handbook: Open and globular clusters. Enslow Publishers. ISBN 978-0-89490-034-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=maCsAAAAIAAJ&q=Deep-sky+Observer%2527s+Handbook:+Open+and+globular+clusters. Retrieved 2025-04-18. 
  3. ↑ Rooney, Anne (2017-12-15). The History of Astronomy. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. ISBN 978-1-5081-7703-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=Gd1hDwAAQBAJ&q=The%2520History%2520of%2520Astronomy%2520rooney. Retrieved 2025-04-18. 
  4. ↑ Platais, I; Melo, C; Mermilliod, J. -C; Kozhurina-Platais, V; Fulbright, J. P; Méndez, R. A; Altmann, M; Sperauskas, J (2007). "WIYN open cluster study. XXVI. Improved kinematic membership and spectroscopy of IC 2391". Astronomy and Astrophysics 461 (2): 509. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065756. Bibcode: 2007A&A...461..509P. 
  5. ↑ Reed, B. Cameron (2003). "Catalog of Galactic OB Stars". The Astronomical Journal 125 (5): 2531. doi:10.1086/374771. Bibcode: 2003AJ....125.2531R. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Houk, Nancy (1978). Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars. Bibcode: 1978mcts.book.....H. 
  7. ↑ Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G.  Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Høg, E.; Fabricius, C.; Makarov, V. V.; Urban, S.; Corbin, T.; Wycoff, G.; Bastian, U.; Schwekendiek, P. et al. (2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics 355. Bibcode: 2000A&A...355L..27H. 
  9. ↑ Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". Vizier Online Data Catalog 2237. Bibcode: 2002yCat.2237....0D. 
  11. ↑ Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  12. ↑ Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  13. ↑ Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  14. ↑ Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G.  Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  15. ↑ Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  16. ↑ Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  17. ↑ Merle, T. (December 2017). "The Gaia -ESO Survey: double-, triple-, and quadruple-line spectroscopic binary candidates". Astronomy & Astrophysics 608: A95. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201730442. Bibcode: 2017A&A...608A..95M. 
  18. ↑ Platais, I.; Melo, C.; Mermilliod, J.-C.; Kozhurina-Platais, V.; Fulbright, J. P.; Méndez, R. A.; Altmann, M.; Sperauskas, J. (January 2007). "WIYN open cluster study: XXVI. Improved kinematic membership and spectroscopy of IC 2391". Astronomy & Astrophysics 461 (2): 509–522. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065756. Bibcode: 2007A&A...461..509P. 
  19. ↑ Plait, Phil (26 May 2022). "A weird four-star system may lead the way to catastrophic supernovae". https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/bad-astronomy-quaternary-star-hd-74438-stars-explode. 
  20. ↑ Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  21. ↑ Stauffer, J.R. (1997). "Rotational Velocities and Chromospheric/Coronal Activity of Low-Mass Stars in the Young Open Clusters IC 2391 and IC 2602". Astrophysical Journal 479 (2): 776–791. doi:10.1086/303930. Bibcode: 1997ApJ...479..776S. 
  22. ↑ Navascues, David Barrado y; Stauffer, John R.; Jayawardhana, Ray (2004-10-10). "Spectroscopy of Very Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs in IC 2391: Lithium Depletion and Hα Emission" (in en). The Astrophysical Journal 614 (1): 386–397. doi:10.1086/423485. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode: 2004ApJ...614..386B. 
  23. ↑ Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940 
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Malo, Lison et al. (January 2013), "Bayesian Analysis to Identify New Star Candidates in Nearby Young Stellar Kinematic Groups", The Astrophysical Journal 762 (2): 50, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/762/2/88, 88, Bibcode: 2013ApJ...762...88M. 


Coordinates: Sky map 08h 40m 18s, −52° 54′ 60″



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