Astronomy:NGC 2173
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| NGC 2173 | |
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| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Mensa[1] |
| Right ascension | 05h 57m 58.5s[2] |
| Declination | −72° 58′ 41″[3] |
| Distance | 159,000 LY[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.9[5] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | OCL[5][2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.40[3][5][1] |
NGC 2173 is an open cluster of stars in the Mensa constellation.[5][2] It was first discovered in 1836 by astronomer John Herschel.[3]
The cluster is within the Large Magellanic Cloud and is approximately 1.5 to 2 billion years old.[6][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NGC 2173 - Globular Cluster in Mensa | TheSkyLive". https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc2173-object.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Revised NGC Data for NGC 2173". https://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC2173.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 2150 - 2199". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc21a.htm#2173.
- ↑ "NGC 2173". https://people.smp.uq.edu.au/HolgerBaumgardt/globular/lgclusters/fits/ngc2173.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "NGC 2173 - open cluster of stars. Description NGC 2173". https://kosmoved.ru/get_ngcic.php?ID=NGC-2173&lang=eng.
- ↑ Mould, J. R.; Da Costa, G. S.; Wieland, F. P. (1986). "The Age of the Large Magellanic Cloud Globular Cluster NGC 2173 - ADS". The Astrophysical Journal 309: 39. doi:10.1086/164575. Bibcode: 1986ApJ...309...39M. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1986ApJ...309...39M/abstract.
- ↑ Wang, Li; Jiang, Dengkai; Li, Chengyuan; Deng, Licai; Milone, Antonino P.; Wang, Long (March 25, 2025). "Unveiling Bifurcated Blue Straggler Sequences in NGC 2173: Insights from Binary Evolution". The Astrophysical Journal 984 (1): 52. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/adc575. Bibcode: 2025ApJ...984...52W. http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.19966.
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