NGC 5460
E493931
NGC 5460 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Centaurus.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 5662 | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | open star cluster ⓘ |
| age | on the order of 100 million years ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 20 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 5.6 ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialCategory | star cluster ⓘ |
| clusterType | open cluster ⓘ |
| contains |
giant stars
ⓘ
main-sequence stars ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinates ⓘ |
| discoverer | James Dunlop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | telescope observation ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 1,600 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 500 parsecs ⓘ |
| galacticLocation | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDesignation |
C 1405-482
ⓘ
Melotte 124 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
A-type stars
ⓘ
B-type stars ⓘ F-type stars ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way disk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscensionEpoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| skyLocation | near the star Zeta Centauri ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleInSeason | late autumn (Southern Hemisphere) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NGC 5662