NGC 1893
NGC 1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It is about 12,400 light years away. The star cluster is embedded in the Tadpole Nebula (HII region IC 410).
Image of the entire Tadpole Nebula (IC 410)
Images of the star cluster by the Chandra X-ray Observatory suggest that it contains approximately 4,600 young stellar objects.
References
- ^ Wu, Zhen-Yu; et al. (November 2009), "The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 399 (4): 2146–2164, arXiv:0909.3737, Bibcode:2009MNRAS.399.2146W, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15416.x, S2CID 6066790.
- ^ Kuhn, Michael A.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A.; Sills, Alison; Feigelson, Eric D.; Getman, Konstantin V. (2018). "Kinematics in Young Star Clusters and Associations with Gaia DR2". The Astrophysical Journal. 870 (1): 32. arXiv:1807.02115. Bibcode:2019ApJ...870...32K. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaef8c. S2CID 119328315.
- ^ Gilmour, Jess K. (2012), The Practical Astronomer's Deep-sky Companion, The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 13, ISBN 978-1447100713
- ^ Marco, Amparo; et al. (April 2001), "Photometric and Spectroscopic Study of the Young Open Cluster NGC 1893", The Astronomical Journal, 121 (4): 2075–2088, arXiv:astro-ph/0101348, Bibcode:2001AJ....121.2075M, doi:10.1086/319950, S2CID 18289257.
- ^ Lim, Beomdu; et al. (September 2014), "Sejong Open Cluster Survey (SOS) - III. The young open cluster NGC 1893 in the H II region W8", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 443 (1): 454–473, arXiv:1406.3090, Bibcode:2014MNRAS.443..454L, doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1170
- ^ Kuhn, Michael A.; Getman, Konstantin V.; Feigelson, Eric D. (2015). "The Spatial Structure of Young Stellar Clusters. Ii. Total Young Stellar Populations". The Astrophysical Journal. 802 (1): 60. arXiv:1501.05300. Bibcode:2015ApJ...802...60K. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/802/1/60. ISSN 1538-4357. S2CID 119309858.
External links
Media related to NGC 1893 at Wikimedia Commons- Image NGC 1893
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: IC410 and NGC 1893 (02 February 2024)
- NGC 1893 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Tadpoles of IC 410 (11 January 2006)
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: IC 410 and NGC 1893 (15 August 2006)
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: IC 410 and NGC 1893 (17 January 2009)
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Tadpoles of IC 410 (9 January 2014)
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Tadpoles of IC 410 (January 24, 2018)
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