NGC 1817

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:open_cluster
gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 200 million years
approximately 1 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 8.0
gptkbp:associated_with the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way
gptkbp:contains variable stars
gptkbp:contains_star about 100
gptkbp:coordinates 04h 57m 00s +16° 18′ 00″
gptkbp:declination +16° 18′ 00″
-02° 36' 00"
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:discovery_year 1784
1831
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 2,000 light years
approximately 1,500 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:has_color 0.5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 1817
gptkbp:is_visible_from best viewed in winter months
gptkbp:lighting moderately bright
gptkbp:located_in constellation Taurus
constellation Orion
gptkbp:mass approximately 500 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity solar metallicity
gptkbp:research observed by various astronomers
gptkbp:right_ascension 04h 57m 00s
05h 12m 00s
gptkbp:scientific_classification Galactic open cluster
gptkbp:size approximately 10 arcminutes
gptkbp:type gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taurus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5