NGC 146
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Cassiopeia |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 00 h 33 m 03.9 s |
declination | + 63 ° 18 ′ 32 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | IV 3 p |
Brightness (visual) | 9.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 9.59 likes |
Angular expansion | 5 ' |
Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 1.49 |
Physical data
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distance | approx. 9900 ly (approx. 3000 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | John Herschel |
Discovery time | October 27, 1829 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 146 • C 0030 + 630 • OCl 299 • Cr 5 • Lund 21 • GC 71 • h 28 |
NGC 146 is an open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia .
The open star cluster NGC 146 was discovered on October 27, 1829 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b SIMBAD database
- ↑ SEDS: NGC 146
- ^ Jean-Claude Mermilliod, Ernst Paunzen: A site Devoted to Stellar Clusters in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds . Retrieved March 12, 2008.
- ↑ Seligman