NGC 1893 explained

NGC 1893
Class:	Open cluster
Dist Ly:	3790abbr=onNaNabbr=on^[1]
Appmag V:	7.5
Size V:	11.0′
Age:	4 Myr
Names:	Cr 63, Mel 33, C0519+333, Lund 166, OCL 439, OCISM 101, Raab 24

NGC 1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It is about 12,400 light years away. The star cluster is embedded in the Tadpole Nebula (HII region IC 410).

Images of the star cluster by the Chandra X-ray Observatory suggest that it contains approximately 4,600 young stellar objects.^[2]

External links

• • Image NGC 1893
• NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: IC410 and NGC 1893 (02 February 2024)

Notes and References

1. Kinematics in Young Star Clusters and Associations with Gaia DR2 . The Astrophysical Journal . 870 . 1 . 32. 2018 . 1807.02115 . 2019ApJ...870...32K . 10.3847/1538-4357/aaef8c . Kuhn . Michael A. . Hillenbrand . Lynne A. . Sills . Alison . Feigelson . Eric D. . Getman . Konstantin V. . 119328315 . free .
2. Kuhn. Michael A.. Getman. Konstantin V.. Feigelson. Eric D.. The Spatial Structure of Young Stellar Clusters. Ii. Total Young Stellar Populations . The Astrophysical Journal. 802. 1. 2015. 60. 1538-4357. 10.1088/0004-637X/802/1/60. 1501.05300. 2015ApJ...802...60K. 119309858 .