Astronomy:NGC 1907
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| NGC 1907 | |
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.jpg) NGC 1907 is located just to the right of Messier 38 which is located in the far left corner. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Auriga[1] |
| Right ascension | 05h 28m 06s[2] |
| Declination | +35° 19′ 30″[2] |
| Distance | 5,200 ly[2] (1,600 pc[2]) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.2[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 6′[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | 12 ly[2] |
| Estimated age | 500 million yrs[2] |
| Notable features | Lynga 05 28.0 +35 19 (2000)[3] Skiff 05 28 05 +35 19.5 (2000)[3] |
| Other designations | C 0524+352, OCl 434[3] |
NGC 1907 is an open star cluster around 5,200 light years from Earth.[4][2] It contains around 300 stars and is around 500 million years old.[2] With a magnitude of 8.2,[1] it is visible in the constellation Auriga.[4][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Finlay, Warren H. (2014), Concise Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects, The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (2nd ed.), Springer Cham, p. 182, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-03170-5, ISBN 978-3-319-03169-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Glyphweb.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "NGC 1907". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1907.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kopernik.org
External links
- NGC 1907 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Template:NGC objects:1500-1999
Coordinates: 
05h 28m 06s, +35° 19′ 30″
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