NGC 381

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Open star cluster
NGC 381
AladinLite
Constellation Cassiopeia
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 08 m 18.5 s
declination + 61 ° 35 ′ 31 ″
Appearance

classification III2p
Brightness  (visual) 9.3 mag
Angular expansion 7 '
Redness ( excess color  E (BV)) 0.829
Physical data

Redshift −0.000073 ± 0.000020
Radial velocity (−22 ± 6) km / s
distance  approx. 3700 ly
(approx. 1100 pc )
Metallicity [Fe / H] +0.07
history
Discovered by William Herschel
Discovery time November 3, 1787
Catalog names
 NGC  381 • C 0105 + 613 • OCl 317 •  Cr  10 • Lund 38 •  GC  204 • H VIII 64

NGC 381 is an open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia with an angular extent of 7 'and an apparent magnitude of +9.3 mag. The object was discovered by William Herschel on November 3, 1787 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. ^ A b c Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
  3. SIMBAD database, operated at CDS, Strasbourg, France
  4. ^ A site Devoted to Stellar Clusters in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds
  5. Seligman