NGC 1807

NGC 1807
NGC 1807 & NGC 1817 (taken from Stellarium)
Location map
Object typeAsterism
Other designationsMel 29
Observation data
(Epoch J2000.0)
ConstellationOrion, Taurus
05h 10.7m
Declination+16° 32′
7.86, 7 Edit this on Wikidata
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NGC 1807 is an asterism at the border of the constellations Orion and Taurus[1] near the open cluster NGC 1817.[2] NGC 1807 has an apparent size of 5.4'[3] and an apparent magnitude of 7.0.[4] It is located toward the Galactic anticenter.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Guide, Universe. "NGC 1807 Star Cluster Facts". www.universeguide.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  2. ↑ Streicher, Magda (February 2009). "The Taurus Giants" (PDF). Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of South Africa. Deep-sky delights. Bibcode:2009MNSSA..68...38S. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  3. ↑ "The Sky Live - NGC 1807 - Open Cluster in Taurus". The Sky Live. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "ngc1807". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  5. ↑ Camargo, D.; et al. (July 2013). "Towards a census of the Galactic anticentre star clusters - III. Tracing the spiral structure in the outer disc". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 432 (4): 3349–3360. arXiv:1304.5984. Bibcode:2013MNRAS.432.3349C. doi:10.1093/mnras/stt703.
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