NGC 1907
Appearance
| NGC 1907 | |
|---|---|
NGC 1907 is located just to the right of Messier 38 which is located in the far left corner. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 05h 28m 06s[1] |
| Declination | +35° 19′ 30″[1] |
| Distance | 5,200 ly[1] (1,600 pc[1]) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.2[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 6′[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | 12 ly[1] |
| Estimated age | 500 million yrs[1] |
| 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] |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Auriga[2] |
NGC 1907 is an open star cluster around 5,200 light years from Earth.[4][1] It contains around 300 stars and is around 500 million years old.[1] With a magnitude of 8.2,[2] it is visible in the constellation Auriga.[4][1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Glyphweb.com
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- 1 2 3 "NGC 1907". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- 1 2 Kopernik.org
External links
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Media related to NGC 1907 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 1907 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images