- NGC 2439
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NGC 2439 Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation Puppis Right ascension 07h 40.8m[1] Declination −31° 41′[1] Distance 3.855 kpc (12.57 kly)[2] Apparent magnitude (V) 6.9[1] Apparent dimensions (V) 10″[3] Physical characteristics Other designations C 0738-315[1] See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters NGC 2439 is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Puppis. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.9, an angular size of 10 arcseconds and is visible using a small telescope.[3] This cluster is about 3.855 kpc from the Solar System and has an age of about 10 million years.[2][4] Observationally, this cluster is along the line of sight of two groups of B-type supergiant stars. The nearer group is located at a distance of 1.03 kpc, while the second group is at 3.2 kpc.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "NGC 2439 -- Open (galactic) Cluster". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+2439. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ a b Piskunov, A. E.; Schilbach, E.; Kharchenko, N. V.; Röser, S.; Scholz, R.-D. (January 2008). "Tidal radii and masses of open clusters". Astronomy and Astrophysics 477 (1): 165–172. Bibcode 2008A&A...477..165P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078525. See online data.
- ^ a b Bakich, Michael E. (2010). 1001 Celestial Wonders to See Before You Die: The Best Sky Objects for Star Gazers. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer. p. 29. ISBN 1441917764.
- ^ Dias W.S., Alessi B.S., Moitinho A., Lepine J.R.D. (July 2002). "New catalog of optically visible open clusters and candidates". Astronomy and Astrophysics 389 (3): 871–873. arXiv:astro-ph/0203351. Bibcode 2002A&A...389..871D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020668. Note: see the VizieR catalogue B/ocl.
- ^ Kaltcheva, N. T.; Hilditch, R. W. (March 2000). "The distribution of bright OB stars in the Canis Major-Puppis-Vela region of the Milky Way". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 312 (4): 753–768. Bibcode 2000MNRAS.312..753K. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03170.x.
Categories:- Puppis constellation
- NGC objects
- Open clusters
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