NGC 5381

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Open star cluster
NGC 5381
AladinLite
Constellation centaur
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 14 h 00 m 41.9 s
declination -59 ° 36 ′ 13 ″
Appearance

classification II2p
Angular expansion 11.0 '
Physical data

distance  3800 ly
(1170 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time May 3, 1835
Catalog names
 NGC  5381 • C 1357-593 •  ESO  133-SC11 •  GC  3719 •  h  3549 •

NGC 5381 is an open star cluster (type definition "OCL II2p ") in the constellation Centaur . It was discovered on May 3, 1835 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflecting telescope, which “Cluster VI; F, rich, highly compressed; consists of pL and eS stars; fig oblong; 10 ′ long, 7 ′ broad; place that of chief star 9th mag ”and“ Cluster VIII class; 8 ′ long, 5 ′ broad; stars 12th and 13th mag. (NB - it is evident that in this obs. Probably from defective weather, the eS stars of this cluster were not seen.) "Noted.

Web links

  • NGC 5381. SIMBAD, accessed February 23, 2015 .
  • NGC 5381. DSO Browser, accessed February 23, 2015 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 5381
  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. Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5381. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 23, 2015 (English).
  5. Seligman