NGC 1276 explained

NGC 1276 is an optical[1] [2] double star system[3] [4] [5] [6] located in the constellation Perseus. The system was discovered by astronomer John Dreyer[7] on December 12, 1876. The pair consists of two 15th magnitude stars[8] known as Pul -3 270349 and Pul -3 270357 that are unrelated as they lie at different distances from each other. Pul -3 270349 lies at a distance of 1134.5587pc and Pul -3 270357 lies at a distance of 1774.6229pc.

The two stars are about the same size and luminosity as the Sun.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pul -3 270349. 2021-06-05. simbad.
  2. Web site: Pul -3 270357. 2021-06-05. simbad.
  3. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299. 2021-06-05. cseligman.com.
  4. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 1276. 2021-06-05. spider.seds.org.
  5. Web site: HyperLeda -object description. 2021-06-05. leda.univ-lyon1.fr.
  6. Web site: Notes on the NGC objects, particularly those missing, misidentified, or otherwise unusual (ngcnotes.all).. Historically-aware NGC/IC Positions and Notes. 2021-06-04.
  7. Web site: Photos. 2021-06-05. www.klima-luft.de.
  8. Web site: coord 03 19 51.19730154413 41 38 29.0093822673 (ICRS, J2000, 2000.0), radius: .5 arcmin. 2021-06-05. simbad.
  9. Brown. A. G. A.. Vallenari. A.. Prusti. T.. Bruijne. J. H. J. de. Babusiaux. C.. Bailer-Jones. C. a. L.. Biermann. M.. Evans. D. W.. Eyer. L.. Jansen. F.. Jordi. C.. Carme Jordi . 2018-08-01. Gaia Data Release 2 - Summary of the contents and survey properties. Astronomy & Astrophysics. en. 616. A1. 10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. 1804.09365 . 2018A&A...616A...1G . 0004-6361. 2445/140475. free.

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