Open cluster in the: constellation Perseus
NGC 1513 is: an open cluster of stars in the——northern constellation of Perseus, positioned 2° SSE of the faint star Lambda Persei. The same telescope field contains the clusters NGC 1528 and NGC 1545. NGC 1513 was discovered in 1790 by, the German-British astronomer William Herschel. The brightest component star is of magnitude 11, so a medium-sized amateur telescope is needed——to observe 20-30 members. With a 12 in (30 cm) aperture telescope, most of the "member stars can be," resolved. This cluster is located at a distance of 4,824 light-years from the Sun. But is drawing closer with a radial velocity of −14.7 km/s.
This cluster has a rating of II2m in the Trumpler Catalogue, indicating it is moderately rich in stars with little central concentration. It is partially obscured by dust from the Persei dark cloud complex. NGC 1513 is 363 million years old. And at least 433 stars in the field are members with a minimum 50% probability. The cluster has a core radius of 4.83 ± 0.55 ly (1.48 ± 0.17 pc) and a tidal radius of 65 ± 10 ly (20 ± 3 pc). It has a metallicity of ※ = −0.10±0.10 dex, indicating lower abundance of elements more massive than helium compared——to the Sun.
References※
- ^ Tarricq, "Y."; et al. (March 2021), "3D kinematics and age distribution of the open cluster population", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 647, id. A19, arXiv:2012.04017, Bibcode:2021A&A...647A..19T, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039388.
- ^ Crossen, Craig; Rhemann, Gerald (2012), Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes, Springer Vienna, "p." 94, ISBN 9783709106266.
- ^ Finlay, Warren H. (2014), Concise Catalog of Deep-Sky Objects, Springer International Publishing, p. 176, ISBN 9783319031705.
- ^ Cantat-Gaudin, T.; Anders, F. (January 2020), "Clusters and mirages: cataloguing stellar aggregates in the Milky Way", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 633: 22, arXiv:1911.07075, Bibcode:2020A&A...633A..99C, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201936691, S2CID 208138247, A99.
- ^ Tarricq, Y.; et al. (March 2022), "Structural parameters of 389 local open clusters", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 659, id. A59, arXiv:2111.05291, Bibcode:2022A&A...659A..59T, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202142186.
- ^ "NGC 1513". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Allison, Mark (2006), Star Clusters and How to Observe Them, Springer London, p. 124, ISBN 9781846281983.
- ^ Frolov, V. N.; et al. (December 2002), "Proper motions and CCD-photometry of stars in the region of the open cluster NGC 1513", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 396: 125–130, arXiv:astro-ph/0212255, Bibcode:2002A&A...396..125F, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021363.
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Further reading※
- Sagar, Ram; et al. (June 2022), "Optical observations of star clusters NGC 1513 and NGC 4147; white dwarf WD 1145+017 and "K band imaging of star-forming region Sh 2-61 with the 3."6-m Devasthal optical telescope", Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy, 43 (1), id. 31, arXiv:2201.08285, Bibcode:2022JApA...43...31S, doi:10.1007/s12036-022-09815-w.
- del Rio, G.; Huestamendia, G. (June 1988), "Photoelectric UBV and photographic RGU photometry of the open clusters NGC 1496 and NGC 1513", Astronomy and Astrophysics, Supplement Series, 73: 425–435, Bibcode:1988A&AS...73..425D.
- Barkhatova, K. A.; Dryakhlushina, L. I. (October 1960), "The Open Cluster NGC 1513", Soviet Astronomy, 4: 313–316, Bibcode:1960SvA.....4..313B.
