NGC 2362

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Open star cluster
NGC 2362
NGC 2362 in Sh2-310
NGC 2362 in Sh2-310
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Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 18 m 41.5 s
declination -24 ° 57 ′ 15 ″
Appearance

classification I3p
Brightness  (visual) 3.8 likes
Angular expansion 6 ′
Physical data

Affiliation Milky Way
Redshift 0.000084
Radial velocity 25.33 km / s
distance  4500 ly
(1389 pc )
Dimensions 500 M ☉
Age 4–5 million years
history
Discovered by Giovanni Battista Hodierna
Discovery time around 1654
Catalog names
 NGC  2362 • C 0716-248 • OCl 633 •  Mel  65 •  Cr  136 •  ESO  492-SC9 •  GC  1513 •  H  VII 17 •  h  441/3077 •

NGC 2362 is a Trumpler-Type I3p Open Cluster in the constellation Great Dog south of the celestial equator . Its brightest star is Tau Canis Majoris , which is why it is sometimes referred to as the Tau Canis Majoris Cluster . It has an angular extent of 6 '× 6' and an apparent magnitude of 3.8 mag. The cluster is about 5000 light years away from the solar system, its age is estimated to be 4–5 million years.

The object was discovered by Giovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654 . Rediscovered on March 4th, 1783 by William Herschel .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. ↑ a b c SEDS : NGC 2362
  3. ↑ WEBDA
  4. ↑ Seligman