NGC 2281

NGC 2281 is a young open star cluster nestled in the Northern constellation of Auriga. This cluster was first documented by William Herschel in 1788. With its intriguing characteristics and proximity, NGC 2281 has become a point of interest for astronomers seeking to study stellar evolution and cluster dynamics. In a recent study submitted on […]

NGC 3766

NGC 3766 is a young cluster in the Southern constellation Centaurus. It was discovered on March 5, 1752, by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. The cluster has 137 listed stars but most of the stars were non-members with only 36 containing accurate photometric data. This star cluster is also known as the pearl cluster. The cluster […]

NGC 2301

The star cluster NGC 2301 (also known as Hagrid’s Dragon) is an open cluster that is found in the northern constellation Monoceros. It is around 165 million years old, which means that it is an intermediate cluster. Almost all of its stars are on the main sequence, and there are a couple of stars that […]

NGC 2925

NGC 2925 is a relatively young cluster located in the constellation of Vela in the southern hemisphere. NGC 2925’s distance from us is about 2500 light years, which is around 775 parcsecs! This cluster was not discovered by a specific individual, but rather cataloged as part of astronomical surveys. There is not much information on […]

NGC 2270

INTRODUCTION AND REPRESENTATION NGC 2270 is an open cluster located in the constellation Unicorn [The genitive form of Monoceros, used in star names, is Monocerotis.], and was first identified by William Herschel, a German-British astronomer, in 1786. The cluster is estimated to be located around 1,400 parsecs (approximately 4,570 light-years) away from our solar system. […]

NGC 2183

Intro NGC 2183 is a reflection nebula locate in the constellation Monoceros, discovered in 1850 by an Irish engineer named Bindon Stoney. It is located near the celestial equator and is visible from both hemispheres at certain times throughout the year, NGC 2183 has a B magnitude of 15.15 and can be seen through a telescope […]

NGC 2129

Ngc 2129 the open star cluster near the equator located in the gemini constellation it was discovered by William Hersche l in 1782. Located in the local spiral approximately 7200 lght years away. The cluster is relatively young with an estimated age of 10 million years. The cluster itself has a diameter of 10.4 […]

NGC 3330 – Vela’s Sparkling Center

Background and Figures of NGC 3330 NGC 3330 is an open cluster that is located 2920 light years away from Earth. James Dunlop discovered this bright and beautiful mass of stars on April 29, 1826. It is 5.1 light-years wide and yet it is made up of less than 50 stars. It is calculated to […]

Globular Cluster: NGC 4372

NGC 4372 is an intriguing globular cluster situated in the southern constellation of Musca within our Milky Way galaxy. Its detection was first reported by the notable Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in 1826, and later, in 1834, it was observed by John Herschel. In a recent study, Kharchenko et al. (2013) presented an exhaustive […]

NGC 2437

NGC 2437 is an open cluster in the Southern constellation of Puppis It’s thought to be about 300 million years old. Charles Messier discovered it in 1771, and it contains an estimated 500 stars with a total mass of 453 solar masses. To investigate and comprehend NGC 2437’s relationships between colours, brightness, and the age […]