NGC 1818
NGC 1818 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Dorado |
Right ascension | 05h 04m 13.8s[1] |
Declination | −66° 26′ 02″[1] |
Distance | 164 kly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.7B[1] |
Physical characteristics | |
Estimated age | ~25 Myr[2] |
Notable features | Rare young globular |
NGC 1818 is a young rich star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is expected it will become a globular cluster, but is only about 25 million years old while almost all known globular clusters formed billions of years ago.
References
- 1 2 3 SIMBAD (January 8, 2007), Results for NGC 1818, SIMBAD, Centre de Données Astronomiques de Strasbourg
- ↑ Johnson, R. A.; Beaulieu, S. F.; Gilmore, G. F.; Hurley, J.; Santiago, B. X.; Tanvir, N. R.; Elson, R. A. W. (2001). "Young star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud: NGC 1805 and 1818". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 324 (2): 367. arXiv:astro-ph/0012389. Bibcode:2001MNRAS.324..367J. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04291.x.
Coordinates: 05h 04m 13.8s, −66° 26′ 02″
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