NGC 1664

Coordinates: Sky map 04h 51m 07.1s, +43° 40′ 33″
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NGC 1664
Distance
4,200 ± 150 ly (1,289 ± 47 pc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)7.6[3]
Apparent dimensions (V)18.0′[3]
Physical characteristics
Mass640[4] M☉
Other designationsC0447+436, Collinder 56, Lund 143, Melotte 27, OCL 411, Raab 19 [5]
Associations
ConstellationAuriga[3]
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters
Map showing the location of NGC 1664

NGC 1664 is an open cluster in the constellation of Auriga. It contains stars with a total of around 640 solar masses with a tidal radius of 43 ly (13.2 pc).[4]

NGC 1664 is a somewhat young cluster, with an age of 675 ± 50 Myr, and is dynamically relaxed.

solar circle, it orbits the center of the Milky Way every 244 million years.[2]

References

  1. ^
    S2CID 6066790
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  2. ^
    S2CID 247058424
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  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0521858939
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  4. ^
    doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078525
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  5. Bibcode:1922MeLuS..28....3R
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External links
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