NGC 7772

NGC 7772[3][4] is collection of stars in the constellation Pegasus that were thought to be an open cluster. The stars were first recorded on October 7, 1825 by the British astronomer John Herschel. Gaia data shows stars in the area are unrelated[5]

NGC 7772
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPegasus
Right ascension 23h 51m 46.0s[1]
Declination+16° 14′ 48″[1]
Distance4900 ly (1500 pc[2])
Apparent dimensions (V)3.0′[2]
Physical characteristics
Estimated age1.5[2] Gyr
Notable featuresDoesn't exist
Other designationsC 2349+159, OCl 230[1]

See also

References
  1. "NGC 7772". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. Krone-Martins, A; Soubiran, C; Ducourant, C; Teixeira, R; Le Campion, J. F (2010). "Kinematic parameters and membership probabilities of open clusters in the Bordeaux PM2000 catalogue". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 516: A3. arXiv:1006.0096. Bibcode:2010A&A...516A...3K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913881.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  4. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 7772". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  5. Kos, Janez; de Silva, Gayandhi; Buder, Sven; Bland-Hawthorn, Joss; Sharma, Sanjib; Asplund, Martin; D’Orazi, Valentina; Duong, Ly; Freeman, Ken (2018-08-13). "The GALAH survey and Gaia DR2: (non-)existence of five sparse high-latitude open clusters". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 480 (4): 5242–5259. arXiv:1807.00822. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.480.5242K. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty2171. ISSN 0035-8711.
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