NGC 5897

NGC 5897 is a globular cluster it is located in the constellation Libra. It is located about 41000 light years away from us. It is not a messier Object and thus does not have a Messier Number. I first looked at NGC 5897 in an Astronomy class at the U of S. Me and another […]

NGC 2244 A Star Cluster in the Rosette Nebula

NGC 2244 is a star cluster located in the constellation of Monoceros, Latin for “unicorn”, approximately 5,000 light years away from Earth. It was discovered by John Flamsteed in 1690. NGC 2244 is part of a larger structure known as the Rosette Nebula, a massive cloud of gas and dust that spans over 130 light-years. […]

NGC 2251

INTRODUCTION NGC 2251 is an intermediate age open cluster located in the northern constellation of Camelopardalis. It was first discovered by William Herschel in 1786. The cluster has an estimated age of around 630 million years and is located at a distance of about 3,200 light-years from Earth. To study NGC 2251 and investigate its properties, […]

NGC 4852

NGC 4852 is an open cluster which is located in Centaurus. NGC 4852 is not a long way from the Coalsack nebula which contains NGC 4755. From the recent photometric survey, NGC 4852 is estimated that it is about 200-250 million years old. The location of the NGC 4852 is estimated to be 1.1 kpcs […]

IC 2714: “The Rip-Torn Cluster”

Introduction: Humanity was introduced to the Rip-Torn Cluster when it was first observed in 1826 by astronomer James Dunlop. It is called the Rip-Torn Cluster because of its torn-up appearance(O’Meara, 2013) and is more commonly known as IC 2714. The Cluster is located within the constellation Carina at Right Ascension: 11h17m29.5s and Declination: -62°43′08″. Due to its […]

NGC 2414: A Young Star Cluster

NGC 2414: A Young Star Cluster with Potential Planetary Formation Located 1.3 degrees southwest of the well-known open cluster luminaries M46 and M47, NGC 2414 is a young star cluster with a lot of potential for planetary formation research. When observing this object through a telescope, the first thing you’ll notice is a central bright […]

NGC 3201

NGC 3201 (also known as Caldwell 79) is a low galactic latitude globular cluster in the southern constellation of Vela. It has a very low central concentration of stars. This cluster was discovered by James Dunlop on May 28, 1826 and listed in his 1827 catalogue. He described it as “a pretty large pretty bright round nebula, 4′ or 5′ diameter, very gradually condensed towards […]

NGC 5024

NGC 5024 or also known as M53 is a globular cluster that is located in the Coma Berenices constellation. Coma Berenices is an ancient asterism in the northern sky which is defined as one of the 88 modern constellations. NGC 5024 is visible everywhere in the northern constellation except Antarctica. NGC 5024 was discovered by […]

NGC 2479

NGC 2479 is an old-aged Open Cluster, which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. The cluster is located in Puppis Constellation. This cluster was discovered by William Herschel on 4th March 1970. The cluster is located 1,200 Parsecs away from Earth. Background Information on Types of Clusters A Cluster can be either an open cluster […]

NGC 5286(Caldwell 84)

The NGC 5286 is a 12.54-billion-year-old star discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in 1826 in Australia, the Centaurus constellation is home to the 7.6 magnitude cluster. It is located 51 degrees below the celestial equator and 13 hours to the right of the celestial longitude which technically aligns with the 0-degree longitude on earth. […]