Astronomy:List of infrared clusters

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This is a list of infrared clusters. An infrared cluster is a type of star cluster only visible in infrared light.

Table

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Cluster
identifier 		Image Epoch J2000 Constellation Distance
(Light-years) 		Age
(Myr) 		Diameter Notes
R. A. Dec.
Quintuplet Cluster[1] 90px 17h 46m 13.9s −28° 49′ 48″ Sagittarius 26,000 4.8 Million 50"
Arches Cluster[2] 90px 17h 45m 50.5s –28° 49′ 28″ Sagittarius 25,000 2.5 Million
Young Stellar Cluster of RCW 38[3] 90px 08h 59m 05.52s −47° 30′ 39.2″ Vela 5,500
DBS2003 118[4] 90px 17h 19m 48.5s −39° 20′ 19″ Scorpius 8,800
DB2000 56[5] 90px 17h 46m 37.2s −29° 22′ 02″ Sagittarius 5,055 Located behind the unrelated open cluster Collinder 347
DB2000 58[6] 90px 17h 46m 12s −28° 51′ 0″ Sagittarius 4,890
DB2000 5[7] 90px 17h 47m 08s −28° 46′ 30″ Sagittarius 4890 One of two located in Sh 2-20
DB2000 6[7] 90px 17h 47m 08s −28° 46′ 30″ Sagittarius 4890 One of two located in Sh 2-20

See also

References

  1. ↑ Figer, Donald F.; McLean, Ian S.; Morris, Mark (1999). "Massive Stars in the Quintuplet Cluster". The Astrophysical Journal 514 (1): 202–220. doi:10.1086/306931. Bibcode: 1999ApJ...514..202F. 
  2. ↑ Espinoza, P.; Selman, F. J.; Melnick, J. (July 2009). "The massive star initial mass function of the Arches cluster". Astronomy and Astrophysics 504 (2): 563–583. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/20078597. Bibcode: 2009A&A...501..563E. 
  3. ↑ Turner, Calum (July 11, 2018). "Colourful Celestial Landscape". Garching bei München, Germany: ESO Public Information Office. https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1823/?stream=science. 
  4. ↑ Dutra, C. M.; Bica, E.; Soares, J.; Barbuy, B. (2003). "New infrared star clusters in the southern Milky Way with 2MASS". Astronomy and Astrophysics 400 (2): 533. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030005. Bibcode: 2003A&A...400..533D. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003A%26A...400..533D/abstract. 
  5. ↑ "Sh 2-16". http://galaxymap.org/cat/view/sharpless/16. 
  6. ↑ "Sh 2-17". http://galaxymap.org/cat/view/sharpless/17. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Sh 2-20". http://galaxymap.org/cat/view/sharpless/20. 



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