NGC 3909
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 50 m 08.1 s |
| declination | -48 ° 14 ′ 17 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | OCl |
| Angular expansion | 20.0 ′ |
| Physical data
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| distance | 3600 ly (1100 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | March 1, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3909 • ESO 217-SC008 • GC 2573 • h 3364 • | |
NGC 3909 is an open star cluster in the constellation Centaur. It was discovered by John Herschel on March 1, 1835 .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b SEDS : NGC 3909
- ↑ AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
- ↑ Seligman