NGC 602
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| NGC 602 aufgenommen vom Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Sternbild | Kleine Wasserschlange |
| Position Äquinoktium: J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Rektaszension | 01h 29m 26,3s [1] |
| Deklination | −73° 33′ 38″ [1] |
| Erscheinungsbild | |
| Winkelausdehnung | 34' [2] |
| Physikalische Daten | |
| Zugehörigkeit | Kleine Magellansche Wolke |
| Entfernung | 196.000 Lj |
| Durchmesser | 90 Lj |
| Alter | 5 Millionen Jahre |
| Geschichte | |
| Entdeckt von | James Dunlop |
| Entdeckungszeit | 1. August 1826 |
| Katalogbezeichnungen | |
| NGC 602 • ESO 29-SC43 • GC 356 • N90, Lindsay 105, h 2421 | |
NGC 602 ist die Bezeichnung eines Emissionsnebels mit einem eingebetteten offenen Sternhaufen in der Kleinen Magellanschen Wolke, der etwa 196.000 Lichtjahre von der Erde entfernt ist. Der Durchmesser von NGC 602 beträgt etwa 90 Lichtjahre.
Der offene Sternhaufen NGC 602 wurde am 1. August 1826 von dem schottischen Astronomen James Dunlop entdeckt.[3]
Die Art, wie der Offene Sternhaufen in den Emissionsnebel eingebettet ist, hat Ähnlichkeit u. a. zum Kokon- und Rosettennebel unserer Milchstraße.
Weblinks
Commons: NGC 602 – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien
- NGC 602 und mehr – Astronomy Picture of the Day vom 25. Oktober 2008.
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NGC 602 and N90 as seen by Hubble Space Telescope's ACS. NGC 602 is the designation for a particular young, bright open cluster of stars located in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our own Milky Way. Radiation and shock waves from the star cluster has pushed away much of the lighter surrounding gas and dust that compose the nebula known as N90, and this in turn has triggered new star formation in the ridges (or "elephant trunks") of the nebula. These even younger stars are still enshrouded in dust but are visible to the Spitzer Space Telescope at infrared wavelengths. The image spans about 200 light years, and a number of more distant galaxies also appear in the background.
NGC 602 and N90 as seen by Hubble Space Telescope's ACS. NGC 602 is the designation for a particular young, bright open cluster of stars located in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our own Milky Way. Radiation and shock waves from the star cluster has pushed away much of the lighter surrounding gas and dust that compose the nebula known as N90, and this in turn has triggered new star formation in the ridges (or "elephant trunks") of the nebula. These even younger stars are still enshrouded in dust but are visible to the Spitzer Space Telescope at infrared wavelengths. The image spans about 200 light years, and a number of more distant galaxies also appear in the background.