IC 2395 is a young star cluster located in the Southern constellation Vela. This cluster was first discovered in 1908 by Solon Irving Baily. This cluster was also independently discovered later, which caused some discrepancy on whether or not IC 2395 and BH 47 are the same cluster, but both Claria´ et al. (2003) and […]
Read more "IC 2395"NGC 2270 is an intermediate aged open cluster, located in constellation Monoceros very close to the celestial equator, making it partially visible in both equators at certain times of the year. A fairly large telescope is needed to observe this cluster considering its size, brightness, and classification. The cluster was determined to be approximately 1.1 […]
Read more "NGC 2270"NGC 4103 is a young open cluster in the Southern constellation of Crux and was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in the year 1826. The cluster is estimated to contain 421 members within its 12.1-15.9 parsec radius, with only 199 being in the central part of the cluster. The cluster is not heavily […]
Read more "Open Cluster: NGC 4103"NGC 2489 is a young open cluster in the constellation of Puppis, situated in the southern hemisphere and is said to be visible with a small telescope. This cluster was discovered in 1785 by William Herschel. NGC 2489 is ~19 light years away and is estimated to be 18.4 million years old. I couldn’t find […]
Read more "NGC 2489"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 […]
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