NGC 5823
(Redirected from Caldwell 88)
| NGC 5823 | |
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 NGC 5823 Credit: DECaPS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 15h 05m 29.3s[1] |
| Declination | −55° 36′ 28″[1] |
| Distance | 4,680 ± 130 ly (1,434 ± 40 pc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.9 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | Caldwell 88, Cr 290 |
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| Constellation | Circinus |
NGC 5823 (also known as Caldwell 88) is an open cluster in the southern constellation of Circinus, near (and extending across) its border with the constellation Lupus. It was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in 1826.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Gaia Collaboration; et al. (June 2023), "Gaia Data Release 3. Mapping the asymmetric disc of the Milky Way", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 674, id. A37, arXiv:2206.06207, Bibcode:2023A&A...674A..37G, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243797.
- ↑ Dias, W. S.; et al. (June 2021), "Updated parameters of 1743 open clusters based on Gaia DR2", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 504 (1): 356–371, arXiv:2103.12829, Bibcode:2021MNRAS.504..356D, doi:10.1093/mnras/stab770.
External links
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Media related to NGC 5823 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5823 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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