NGC 110 (another designation - OCL 300 ) is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia at a distance of about 4207 light years from Earth [2] . It was discovered by the English astronomer John Herschel on October 29, 1831 [1] . This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
| NGC 110 | |
|---|---|
| Star cluster | |
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| Research history | |
| Discoverer | John Herschel |
| opening date | October 29, 1831 |
| Designations | NGC 110 , OCL 300 |
| Observational data ( Age J2000.0 ) | |
| Type of | Type IV1p open cluster |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Visible magnitude (V) | 9 [1] |
| Visible Dimensions (V) | 19,0 β² |
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
Content
Features
NGC 110 is located in the north-eastern part of the constellation Cassiopeia, near the border with the constellation Cepheus . The cluster radius is 5.6 ', the core radius is 0.79' [2] . This is a fairly young cluster: its average age is estimated at approximately 900 million years. The cluster is located in the plane of the Galaxy , at a distance of about 9140 parsecs from the galactic center [3] .
Notes
- β 1 2 New General Catalog Objects: NGC 100 - 149 . cseligman.com . Date of treatment July 3, 2018.
- β 1 2 Gireesh C. Joshi et al. Basic Parameters of Open Star Clusters DOLIDZE 14 and NGC 110 in Infrared bands . Arxiv.org (May 11, 2015). Date of treatment July 3, 2018.
- β AL Tadross. A catalog of 120 NGC open star clusters . Arxiv.org (Aug 11, 2011). Date of treatment July 3, 2018.
See also
- List of Messier objects
- New shared directory
Links
- Information in English and French from the original β New General Catalog β
- Information (Eng.) From the Revised New General Catalog
- SIMBAD
- VizieR (English)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
- List of NGC 110 publications