NGC 5381
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Constellation | centaur |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 14 h 00 m 41.9 s |
declination | -59 ° 36 ′ 13 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | II2p |
Angular expansion | 11.0 ' |
Physical data
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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.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b SEDS : NGC 5381
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5381. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 23, 2015 (English).
- ↑ Seligman