NGC 2168, also known as Messier 35 or M35, is an open star cluster located in the northern constellation Gemini. It was first discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and later independently discovered by John Bevis in 1750. The cluster is estimated to be around 150 million years old and contains over 500 […]
Read more "NGC 2168"NGC 2302 is a young open cluster located in the constellation of Monoceros. NGC 2302 has a magnitude of 8.90 and because of its position on the celestial equator this cluster is partly visible in both hemispheres. This open cluster has actually been discovered multiple times and has also been cataloged as NGC 2299, It […]
Read more "NGC 2302"NGC 3960 is an open cluster located in the constellation of Centaurus. Its age is estimated to be intermediate, and it was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in 1834. Notably, NGC 3960 is located at a distance of approximately 7,360 light-years from the solar system and has an apparent size of 7.0 arcminutes, making […]
Read more "NGC 3960"NGC3766 is also known as the Peral Cluster. It is an open cluster that is roughly 2.2 kpc away from earth, located in the southern constellation Centaurus. From the Universitry of Saskatchewan, it is not observable, because it lies too far wouth and thus never rises above the horizon. NGC3766 is estimated to be 14.4 million […]
Read more "NGC3766"NGC 2324, also known as Herschel 87, is an open cluster in the Monoceros constellation, a faint constellation which sits near the celestial equator. It has a right ascension of 07:04:10, a declination of 01:02:17 and coordinates 07 04 07.9 +01 02 46. This cluster is fairly young, as well as metal poor. It has […]
Read more "NGC 2324"NGC 2477 is an intermediate open cluster located in the Southern constellation Puppis. However, because of it’s compact and spherical shape it can be easily mistaken for a globular cluster. Another interesting fact about the shape of NGC 2477 is that it is often thought to resemble an electric guitar and is even sometimes identified […]
Read more "NGC 2477"Background NGC 3293, or also known as The Gem Cluster, is a young open star cluster found in the Constellation Carina. It was initially discovered by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1751 when he was observing parts of the southern hemisphere. Nicolas-Loius originally named the cluster “Fictor” which translated to “The Sculptor” in Latin, but the […]
Read more "NGC 3293 – The Gem Cluster"NGC 2158 is an intermediate-age cluster in the northern hemisphere of the sky, specifically in the constellation Gemini. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784 and is estimated to be around 10 billion years old. Containing approximately 125,000 stars. This Globular Cluster is located about 16,000 light-years away from Earth. Additionally, a recent […]
Read more "NGC 2158"NGC 2567 is an intermediate age, open star cluster located in the Puppis constellation, in the southern hemisphere of the celestial sky. It is located south of the Ecliptic. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 4th, 1793 and is located 1,677 parsecs from Earth. A study by Juan J. Claria and Emilio Lapasset […]
Read more "NGC 2567"Introduction NGC 2323 is a intermediate age, open star cluster that is estimated to be around 1.4×10^8 years old. This star cluster, also known as Messier 50 was first documented by G. D. Cassini a year before it was formerly named and discovered by Charles Messier in 1772. NGC 2323 has a unique shape that […]
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