NGC 1664 is an open cluster in the constellation of Auriga. It contains stars with a total of around 640 solar masses with a tidal radius of 43 ly (13.2 pc).[4]
NGC 1664 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Right ascension | 04h 51m 06.(0)s[1] |
Declination | +43° 40′ 3(0)″[1] |
Distance | 4,200 ± 150 ly (1,289 ± 47 pc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.6[3] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 18.0′[3] |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | 640[4] M☉ |
Other designations | C0447+436, Collinder 56, Lund 143, Melotte 27, OCL 411, Raab 19 [5] |
Associations | |
Constellation | Auriga[3] |
NGC 1664 is a somewhat young cluster, with an age of 675 ± 50 Myr, and is dynamically relaxed.[2] It is located some 4,200 light-years away, or about 1.3 kpc.[2] Born outside of the solar circle, it orbits the center of the Milky Way every 244 million years.[2]
References
External links
- Media related to NGC 1664 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 1664[permanent dead link]
- NGC 1664
- Image NGC 1664
- NGC 1664 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images