Astronomy:NGC 2241

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NGC 2241
NGC 2241 with the legacy surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDorado
Right ascension 06h 22m 53.0s[1]
Declination−68° 55′ 30″[1]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsESO 57-SC79, NGC 2241
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 2241 is an open cluster in the constellation Dorado.[2] Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud,[3] it was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on January 31, 1835.[2] This cluster spans an angular diameter of 1.60′.[4]

Based on the cluster's color-magnitude diagram, it has an estimated age of three to four million years.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bica, E. et al. (September 2008). "A general catalogue of extended objects in the Magellanic System". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 389 (2): 678−690. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13612.x. Bibcode: 2008MNRAS.389..678B. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Celestial Atlas". Courtney Seligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc22.htm#2241. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jones, Joseph H. (August 1987). "CMDs for the LMC Clusters NGC 2249 and NGC 2241". Astronomical Journal 94: 345. doi:10.1086/114476. Bibcode: 1987AJ.....94..345J. 
  4. ↑ Bonatto, C.; Bica, E. (April 2010). "Hierarchical structures in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 403 (2): 996–1008. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.16177.x. Bibcode: 2010MNRAS.403..996B. 




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