NGC 458 | |
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![]() NGC 458 as seen by DECam | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Right ascension | 01h 14m 53.36s [1] |
Declination | −71° 32′ 58.7″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.73 [2] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 2.6′ × 2.3′ [1] |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | 2.6×104 [2] M☉ |
Estimated age | 0.14±0.03 Gyr [2] |
Other designations | Kron 69, Lindsay 96, ESO 51-26, RZ2005 197. [1] |
Associations | |
Constellation | Tucana |
NGC 458 is an open cluster located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 6, 1826, by James Dunlop. It was also observed by John Herschel and DeLisle Stewart. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, large, round, very gradually brighter middle". It was also noted in the second Index Catalogue that it was "probably a cluster, extremely small, close, no nebulosity seen by D.S. (DeLisle Stewart)." [3] At an aperture of 31 arcseconds, its apparent V-band magnitude is 11.73, but at this wavelength, it has 0.12 magnitudes of interstellar extinction. [2]
NGC 458 is quite young, at about 140 million years old. Its estimated mass is 2.6×104 M☉, and its total luminosity is 1.24×105 L☉, leading to a mass-to-luminosity ratio of 0.21 M☉/L☉. However, the dynamical mass may be inaccurate due to the small stellar sample used in the analysis. [2] All else equal, older star clusters have higher mass-to-luminosity ratios; that is, they have lower luminosities for the same mass. [2]
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NGC 361 is an open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 6, 1826, by James Dunlop. It was described by Dreyer as "very very faint, pretty large, very little extended, very gradually brighter middle." At an aperture of 31.0 arcseconds, its apparent V-band magnitude is 12.24, but at this wavelength, it has 0.40 magnitudes of interstellar extinction.
NGC 1846 is a globular cluster containing hundreds of thousands of stars in the outer halo of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered on November 6, 1826, by James Dunlop and is included in the New General Catalogue. At an aperture of 50 arcseconds, its apparent V-band magnitude is 10.68, but at this wavelength, it has 0.07 magnitudes of interstellar extinction.
NGC 411 is a globular cluster located approximately 55,000 pc (180,000 ly) from Earth in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered in 1826 by James Dunlop. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, pretty large, round, gradually very little brighter middle". At a distance of about 180,000 light years (55,000 parsecs), it is located within the Small Magellanic Cloud. It has a mass of about 3.0×104 M☉, and a luminosity of about 8.0×104 L☉.
NGC 416 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 5, 1826, by James Dunlop. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, pretty small, round, gradually brighter middle". At a distance of about 199,000 ± 9,800 ly (61,000 ± 3,000 pc), it is located within the Small Magellanic Cloud. At an aperture of 31 arcseconds, its apparent V-band magnitude is 11.42, but at this wavelength, it has 0.25 magnitudes of interstellar extinction.
NGC 419 is a globular cluster located approximately 57,000 pc (190,000 ly) from Earth in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 2, 1826, by James Dunlop. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty large, pretty bright, round, gradually brighter middle". At a distance of about 186,000 light years, it is located within the Small Magellanic Cloud. At an aperture of 50 arcseconds, its apparent V-band magnitude is 10.30, but at this wavelength, it has 0.15 magnitudes of interstellar extinction.
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