IC 348
E476466
IC 348 is a young, nearby star-forming cluster rich in pre-main-sequence stars, located within the Perseus constellation.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
open star cluster
ⓘ
star-forming region ⓘ young stellar cluster ⓘ |
| age |
approximately 2 million years
ⓘ
between 2 and 3 million years ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Perseus star-forming complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog | Index Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | IC 348 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterCore | compact ⓘ |
| constellation | Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Herbig Ae/Be stars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
T Tauri stars NERFINISHED ⓘ brown dwarfs ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ protoplanetary disks ⓘ reflection nebula ⓘ |
| declination | +32° ⓘ |
| discovery | 19th century ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 1000 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 300 parsecs ⓘ |
| environment |
embedded in dust
ⓘ
embedded in molecular gas ⓘ |
| galacticEnvironment | Perseus arm of the Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | low galactic latitude ⓘ |
| hasCircumstellarDisks | yes ⓘ |
| hasExtinction | moderate interstellar extinction ⓘ |
| hasInfraredExcessSources | yes ⓘ |
| hasMemberCount | several hundred stars ⓘ |
| hasSubstellarObjects | yes ⓘ |
| hasVariableStars | yes ⓘ |
| hasXRayEmission | yes ⓘ |
| isNearbyStarFormingRegion | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Perseus molecular cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | NGC 1333 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| regionType | embedded cluster ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 03h44m ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | ongoing ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation |
intermediate-mass stars
ⓘ
low-mass stars ⓘ |
| usedForStudyOf |
disk evolution
ⓘ
early stellar evolution ⓘ initial mass function NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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