NGC2547
E1031876
NGC 2547 is a young open star cluster located in the constellation Vela, notable for its bright, hot stars and relatively close distance to Earth.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 2547 | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
open star cluster
ⓘ
young stellar cluster ⓘ |
| age | about 30 million years ⓘ |
| ageRange | 20–40 million years ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 20 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 4.7 ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | spring months in Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode | NGC 2547 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
A-type stars
ⓘ
B-type stars ⓘ F-type stars ⓘ G-type stars ⓘ K-type stars ⓘ M-type stars ⓘ bright hot stars ⓘ low-mass stars ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ solar-type stars ⓘ |
| declination | −49° 12′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1751 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 1200 light-years
ⓘ
about 370 parsecs ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | about −8 degrees ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | about 264 degrees ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Collinder 173
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lacaille I.7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoreRadius | a few arcminutes ⓘ |
| hasMass | a few hundred solar masses ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
low extinction
ⓘ
low interstellar reddening ⓘ nearby open cluster ⓘ rich in X-ray active stars ⓘ used to study lithium depletion in stars ⓘ used to study stellar activity ⓘ used to study stellar rotation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galactic disk
ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Vela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | local spiral arm ⓘ |
| observedWith |
binoculars
ⓘ
small telescopes ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 08h 10m ⓘ |
| usedAs |
benchmark cluster for young stellar evolution
ⓘ
benchmark for rotation–activity–age relations ⓘ |
| visibleIn | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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