NGC 1245
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension03h 14m 48s[1]
Declination+47° 15′ 11″[1]
Distance9,800 ly (3 kpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)8.4 [1]
Apparent dimensions (V)10'
Physical characteristics
Estimated age1,06 billion years
Other designationsCr 38
Associations
ConstellationPerseus

NGC 1245 is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 11 December 1786.[2] It is located 3° southwest of alpha Persei and can be spotted with 10x50 binoculars.[3] The cluster is nearly 1 billion years old.[4] NGC 1245 has about 200 members the brightest of which are of 12th magnitude.[5] The cluster shows evidence of mass segregation and it is possible that it has lost its lower mass members.[6] Lying at a distance of 3kpc, the cluster is estimated to be 27 light years across.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NGC 1245". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  2. ↑ Stephen James O'Meara (2011). Deep-Sky Companions: The Secret Deep, vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-139-50007-4.
  3. ↑ Craig Crossen, Gerald Rhemann (2012). Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 93. ISBN 9783709106266. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 Subramaniam, A. (2003). "NGC 1245 - an intermediate age open cluster". Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India. 31: 49–64. arXiv:astro-ph/0303319. Bibcode:2003BASI...31...49S.
  5. ↑ O'Meara, Steve (2007). Steve O'Meara's Herschel 400 observing guide. Cambridge: Cambridge university press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0521858939. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Lee, S. H.; Kang, Y.-W.; Ann, H. B. (11 September 2012). "Deep and wide photometry of the two open clusters NGC 1245 and NGC 2506: CCD observation and physical properties". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 425 (2): 1567–1575. arXiv:1208.1080. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.425.1567L. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21593.x. S2CID 119268141.
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