NGC 3909

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Open star cluster
NGC 3909
AladinLite
Constellation centaur
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 50 m 08.1 s
declination -48 ° 14 ′ 17 ″
Appearance

classification OCl
Angular expansion 20.0 ′
Physical data

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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 3909
  3. 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 .
  4. Seligman