NGC 1893

NGC 1893
	Star Cluster NGC 1893 imbedded in the emission nebula IC 410.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Auriga
Right ascension	05h 22m 44.(0)s[1]
Declination	+33° 24′ 4(2)″[1]
Distance	3,790 pc (12,400 ly)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	7.5[3]
Apparent dimensions (V)	11.0′[3]
Physical characteristics
Estimated age	4 Myr[4]
Other designations	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 HII region IC 410.[5]

Images of the star cluster by the Chandra X-ray Observatory suggest that it contains approximately 4600 young stellar objects.[6]

References

Wu, Zhen-Yu; et al. (November 2009), "The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 399 (4): 2146–2164, arXiv:0909.3737, Bibcode:2009MNRAS.399.2146W, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15416.x.
Kuhn, Michael A.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A.; Sills, Alison; Feigelson, Eric D.; Getman, Konstantin V. (2018). "Kinematics in Young Star Clusters and Associations with Gaia DR2". The Astrophysical Journal. 870 (1): 32. arXiv:1807.02115. Bibcode:2019ApJ...870...32K. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaef8c.
Gilmour, Jess K. (2012), The Practical Astronomer's Deep-sky Companion, The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 13, ISBN 978-1447100713
Marco, Amparo; et al. (April 2001), "Photometric and Spectroscopic Study of the Young Open Cluster NGC 1893", The Astronomical Journal, 121 (4): 2075–2088, arXiv:astro-ph/0101348, Bibcode:2001AJ....121.2075M, doi:10.1086/319950.
Lim, Beomdu; et al. (September 2014), "Sejong Open Cluster Survey (SOS) - III. The young open cluster NGC 1893 in the H II region W8", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 443 (1): 454–473, arXiv:1406.3090, Bibcode:2014MNRAS.443..454L, doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1170
Kuhn, Michael A.; Getman, Konstantin V.; Feigelson, Eric D. (2015). "THE SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF YOUNG STELLAR CLUSTERS. II. TOTAL YOUNG STELLAR POPULATIONS". The Astrophysical Journal. 802 (1): 60. arXiv:1501.05300. Bibcode:2015ApJ...802...60K. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/802/1/60. ISSN 1538-4357.

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[MNRAS399_4_2146-1] Wu, Zhen-Yu; et al. (November 2009), "The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 399 (4): 2146–2164, arXiv:0909.3737, Bibcode:2009MNRAS.399.2146W, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15416.x.

[kuhn19-2] Kuhn, Michael A.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A.; Sills, Alison; Feigelson, Eric D.; Getman, Konstantin V. (2018). "Kinematics in Young Star Clusters and Associations with Gaia DR2". The Astrophysical Journal. 870 (1): 32. arXiv:1807.02115. Bibcode:2019ApJ...870...32K. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaef8c.

[gilmour2012-3] Gilmour, Jess K. (2012), The Practical Astronomer's Deep-sky Companion, The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 13, ISBN 978-1447100713

[aj121_4_2075-4] Marco, Amparo; et al. (April 2001), "Photometric and Spectroscopic Study of the Young Open Cluster NGC 1893", The Astronomical Journal, 121 (4): 2075–2088, arXiv:astro-ph/0101348, Bibcode:2001AJ....121.2075M, doi:10.1086/319950.

[mnras443_1_454-5] Lim, Beomdu; et al. (September 2014), "Sejong Open Cluster Survey (SOS) - III. The young open cluster NGC 1893 in the H II region W8", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 443 (1): 454–473, arXiv:1406.3090, Bibcode:2014MNRAS.443..454L, doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1170

[KuhnGetman2015-6] Kuhn, Michael A.; Getman, Konstantin V.; Feigelson, Eric D. (2015). "THE SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF YOUNG STELLAR CLUSTERS. II. TOTAL YOUNG STELLAR POPULATIONS". The Astrophysical Journal. 802 (1): 60. arXiv:1501.05300. Bibcode:2015ApJ...802...60K. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/802/1/60. ISSN 1538-4357.