NGC 1545 is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 28, 1790.[3] It is located in the north-eastern part of the constellation, a few arcminutes east of the 4.5 magnitude star b Persei, near the equally large and bright NGC 1528 (m = 6.4), which is less than 1.5° towards the northwest. However, it is less dense and rich. The brightest star of the cluster is a K5 III giant star, with 7.1 magnitude, but its membership is questionable. One more 7.9 magnitude star is visible at the north edge of the cluster.[4]
| NGC 1545 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1545 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 04h 20m 50s[1] |
| Declination | +50° 15′ 12″[1] |
| Distance | 2,320 ly (711 pc[2]) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.4 [1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 23' |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Estimated age | 280 millions years |
| Other designations | Cr 49 |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
References
edit- ^ a b c "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 1545. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
- ^ WEBDA: NGC 1545
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 1545 (= OCL 399 = "PGC 3518640")". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Craig Crossen & Gerald Rhemann (2012). Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 95. ISBN 9783709106266. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
External links
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