NGC 5999 (other designations - OCL 946 , ESO 178-SC1 ) is an open cluster in the constellation Nagon .
| NGC 5999 | |
|---|---|
| Star cluster | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | |
| opening date | May 8, 1826 |
| Designations | NGC 5999 , OCL 946 , ESO 178-SC1 |
| Observational data ( Age J2000.0 ) | |
| Type of | Open cluster type I3m |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Distance | |
| Visible magnitude (V) | 9.0 |
| Visible Dimensions (V) | 3.0 ' |
| Constellation | The rectangle |
This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
See also
- List of Messier objects
- New shared directory
Links
- Information in English and French from the original “ New General Catalog ”
- Information (Eng.) From the Revised New General Catalog
- VizieR (English)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
- NGC 5999 Publication List
- ↑ Properties of star clusters - II. Scaleheight evolution of clusters // Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. / D. Flower - OUP , 2014 .-- ISSN 0035-8711 ; 1365-2966 - doi: 10.1093 / mnras / stu1440