NGC 1893
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| NGC 1893 embedded in IC 410 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Carter |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 22 m 44.1 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 24 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 7.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 7.90 likes |
| Angular expansion | 11 ′ |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| Redshift | −0.000008 |
| Radial velocity | −2.25 km / s |
| distance | 11,000 ly (3,280 pc ) |
| Age | 4–6 million years |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | January 22, 1827 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1893 • C 0519 + 333 • OCl 439 • Mel 33 • Cr 63 • GC 1101 • h 351 • | |
NGC 1893 is an open star cluster with embedded emission nebula ( IC 410 ) in the constellation Fuhrmann in the northern sky . It has an angular extension of 11 'and an apparent magnitude of +7.5 mag. The cluster is a remarkable 11,000 light-years from the solar system, its age is estimated to be 4-6 million years. Both properties distinguish it from most open star clusters observable in the galaxy.
The object was discovered by John Herschel on January 22nd, 1827 .
In terms of size and star arrangement, the cluster forms an attractive contrast to the star clusters Messier 36 and 38, which are only 2 ° northeast . They are brighter and 3 × closer, which is why they stand out much more clearly from the galactic star background.
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- IC 410 and NGC 1893 , APOD
- Spektrum .de: amateur recordings [1]