NGC 1545 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Right ascension | 04h 20m 50s[1] |
Declination | +50° 15′ 12″[1] |
Distance | 2,320 ly (711 pc[2]) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.4 [1] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 23' |
Physical characteristics | |
Estimated age | 280 millions years |
Other designations | Cr 49 |
Associations | |
Constellation | Perseus |
NGC 1545 is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 28, 1790.[3] It is located in the north-eastern part of the constellation, a few arcminutes east of the 4.5 magnitude star b Persei, near the equally large and bright NGC 1528 (m = 6.4), which is less than 1.5° towards the northwest. However, it is less dense and rich. The brightest star of the cluster is a K5 III giant star, with 7.1 magnitude, but its membership is questionable. One more 7.9 magnitude star is visible at the north edge of the cluster.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 1545. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
- ↑ WEBDA: NGC 1545
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 1545 (= OCL 399 = "PGC 3518640")". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ↑ Craig Crossen & Gerald Rhemann (2012). Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 95. ISBN 9783709106266. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
External links
- Media related to NGC 1545 at Wikimedia Commons
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