Astronomy:NGC 743
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| NGC 743 | |
|---|---|
 The open cluster NGC 743 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Right ascension | 02h 00m 18s |
| Declination | +60° 17′ 20″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | ? |
| Physical characteristics | |
NGC 743 (also known as C 0155+599) is a small open cluster located in the Cassiopeia constellation.[1] It was discovered by 19th century English astronomer John Herschel on 29 September, 1829 and has a visual magnitude of 10.58, and is moving towards the Sun with a radial velocity of -18.16 km/s±0.15.[2] It is located approximately 3812.76 light years, (1169 pc), from the Earth.[3] [4]
References
- ↑ "NGC 743 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia | TheSkyLive". https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc743-object.
- ↑ "SIMBAD references". https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-ref?bibcode=2021A&A...647A..19T.
- ↑ "NGC 743". https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+743.
- ↑ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+743&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1.
- ↑ Tadross, A. L. (2011). "A catalog of 120 NGC open star clusters" (in en). Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society 44 (1): 1–11. doi:10.5303/JKAS.2011.44.1.1.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 7093" (in en). Celestial Atlas. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70a.htm#7093.
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