NGC 5999

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NGC 5999
NGC 5999 DECaPS.jpg
NGC 5523
Credit: DECaPS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension 15h 59m 55s [1]
Declination −54° 01′ 54″ [1]
Distance 5310 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)9.0 [1]
Physical characteristics
Estimated age400 million years [2]
Associations
Constellation Norma
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 5999 is an open cluster in the constellation Norma. Its brightest star is HIP 78355. [3] It is 5310 light-years distant and thought to be around 400 million years old. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NGC 5999-- Open (galactic) Cluster". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Kharchenko, N. V.; Piskunov, A. E.; Schilbach, E.; Röser, S.; Scholz, R.-D. (2013). "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 558: 8. arXiv: 1308.5822 . Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302. S2CID   118548517. A53.
  3. ↑ Streicher, Magda (2005). "Deepsky Delights: Sparkling clusters in Norma". Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. 64 (5–6): 107–09. Bibcode:2005MNSSA..64..107S.



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