NGC 5286 is an old globular cluster in Centaurus, which is 35,900 light years away from Earth. It is 4 arcminutes North of M Centauri. The first record of NGC 5286 was in 1827, noted by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. It is believed to be one of the oldest clusters in the galaxy, with an […]
Read more "NGC 5286"IC 2948 is a young open star cluster in the southern constellation Centaurus. It was discovered by astronomer A. David Thackeray in 1950 through his observation of the cluster’s Bok globules, now known as Thackeray’s Globules. IC 2948 is associated with the emission nebula IC 2944, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula or the […]
Read more "IC 2948: An Open Cluster and Nebula in Centaurus"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"NGC 5617 is an open cluster in the Southern constellation Centaurus and was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826. NCG 5617 forms a binary open cluster with Trumpler 22. Its age is estimated to be 82 million years old, classifying it as an intermediate age cluster. The cluster has a concentration of heavy stars in […]
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