Astronomy:NGC 1996
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Short description: Star cluster in the const5ellation of Taurus
| NGC 1996 | |
|---|---|
 The open cluster NGC 1996 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 05h 38m 10.2s[1] |
| Declination | +35° 49′ 04″[1] |
| Distance | 4570 (1400 pc[2]) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 988.27 [3] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Estimated age | 282 Million |
| Other designations | GC 1199, H 8.42 [4] |
NGC 1996 is an open cluster[2][3] or a group of stars[1] located in the Taurus constellation. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 7, 1785. NGC 1996 is located around 1400 pc (~ 4570 ly) from the Solar System and it is roughly 282 million years old and its apparent size is 22 arcmin.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Object: NGC 1996 (*)". SEDS. http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?ngc1996.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WEBDA page for open cluster NGC 1996". WEBDA. http://www.univie.ac.at/webda/cgi-bin/ocl_page.cgi?cluster=NGC+1996.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The open cluster NGC 1996". In the sky. https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC1996.
- ↑ "NGC 1996". SEDS. http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?NGC+1996.
- ↑ "NGC 1996". cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc19a.htm#1996.
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