NGC2547

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NGC 2547 is a young open star cluster located in the constellation Vela, notable for its bright, hot stars and relatively close distance to Earth.

All labels observed (2)

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NGC2547 canonical 2
NGC 2547 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf open star cluster
young stellar cluster
age about 30 million years
ageRange 20–40 million years
angularSize about 20 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV 4.7
bestSeenIn spring months in Southern Hemisphere
catalog New General Catalogue
catalogCode NGC 2547
linked to: NGC2547
contains A-type stars
B-type stars
F-type stars
G-type stars
K-type stars
M-type stars
bright hot stars
low-mass stars
pre-main-sequence stars
solar-type stars
declination −49° 12′
discoveredBy Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
linked to: Nicolas de Lacaille
discoveryYear 1751
distanceFromEarth about 1200 light-years
about 370 parsecs
galacticLatitude about −8 degrees
galacticLongitude about 264 degrees
hasAlternativeName Collinder 173
Lacaille I.7
hasCoreRadius a few arcminutes
hasMass a few hundred solar masses
hasProperty low extinction
low interstellar reddening
nearby open cluster
rich in X-ray active stars
used to study lithium depletion in stars
used to study stellar activity
used to study stellar rotation
locatedIn Galactic disk
Milky Way
locatedInConstellation Vela
memberOf local spiral arm
observedWith binoculars
small telescopes
rightAscension 08h 10m
usedAs benchmark cluster for young stellar evolution
benchmark for rotation–activity–age relations
visibleIn Southern Hemisphere

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vela contains NGC2547
Vela contains NGC2547
subject linked to: Vela constellation
NGC 2547 catalogCode NGC 2547
subject linked to: NGC2547
linked to: NGC2547