NGC 1850
E512284
NGC 1850 is a massive, young star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud notable for its unusual structure and intense star-forming activity.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
star cluster
ⓘ
young massive cluster ⓘ |
| age | tens of millions of years ⓘ |
| ageClass | young ⓘ |
| catalogCode | NGC 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
B-type stars
ⓘ
X-ray sources ⓘ massive O-type stars ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ variable stars ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 160000 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 50 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| environment | star-forming region of the Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
central compact cluster
ⓘ
ionized gas ⓘ surrounding stellar association ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
intense star-forming activity
ⓘ
nebular emission in and around the cluster ⓘ presence of blue straggler candidates ⓘ presence of pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ rich population of massive stars ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
early dynamical evolution of star clusters
ⓘ
interaction between massive stars and surrounding gas ⓘ testing theories of cluster formation ⓘ |
| hasUnusualProperty |
central compact cluster with surrounding stellar association
ⓘ
contains multiple stellar populations ⓘ double-cluster-like structure ⓘ ring-like distribution of stars ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Large Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Doradus constellation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Large Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massClass | massive ⓘ |
| memberOf | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Hubble Space Telescope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ground-based telescopes ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ ultraviolet wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | Magellanic Clouds system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skyPosition | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| usedForStudyOf |
cluster dynamics
ⓘ
massive star formation ⓘ multiple stellar populations in clusters ⓘ stellar evolution in young clusters ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dorado