Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2194
NGC2194 Open Star Cluster, AlBroxton
NGC2194 Open Star Cluster
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NGC2194 Open Star Cluster

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The Open Star Cluster NGC2194 has a distance of 1600 pc in the direction of the constellation Orion. Most stars of the cluster have a slightly blue color, but there are also a lot of bright and yellow stars. They are evolved, i.e. they already left the usual stage of hydrogen burning in the core. This is a hint for the relative old age of the cluster. Indeed NGC2194 is with 109 years about ten times older than the cluster M 50, and so belongs to the unusual population of old Open Clusters in our Galaxy. Discovered by William Hershel.

Observation Notes :s a bright, pretty rich, compressed open cluster that is well resolved in the 17.5" at 100X. The cluster has a flattened shape.

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  • NGC2194 Open Star Cluster, AlBroxton
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    NGC2194 Open Star Cluster, AlBroxton
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NGC2194 Open Star Cluster, AlBroxton