NGC 2360 (also known as Caroline's Cluster or Caldwell 58) is an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major. It was discovered on 26 February 1783 by...
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member stars visible with binoculars. Located around 30' northeast of NGC 2360, NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet or the Duck Nebula) is a relatively bright emission...
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Herschel on the Moon is named after her. The open clusters NGC 2360 (Caroline's Cluster) and NGC 7789 (Caroline's Rose) are unofficially nicknamed in her...
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objects, such as the Hyades, the Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884), and the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253). The Messier catalogue was actually compiled...
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II Program. The catalogue contains 400 objects. All objects are from the NGC. All objects are visible in mid northern latitudes, since they were all observed...
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Messier 41 (redirect from NGC 2287)
in an 8" telescope Sirius and M41 (lower right), M50 (upper left), and NGC 2360 (lower left) M41 finder chart Open cluster M41 taken from a 12-inch Dobson...
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photometric search for peculiar stars in open clusters. V. NGC 2099, NGC 3114, NGC 6204, NGC 6705 and NGC 6756". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 412 (3): 721–725...
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Messier 50 (redirect from NGC 2323)
chemically peculiar stars. Sirius and M41 (lower right), M50 (upper left), and NGC 2360 (lower left) Messier 50 is found 8° north and 3° east of Sirius List of...
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involved some significant events: February 26 – Caroline Herschel discovers NGC 2360. May – John Goodricke presents his conclusions that the variable star Algol...
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Blanco. Caroline's Cluster (NGC 2360) is an open cluster in Canis Major, named after Caroline Herschel. Caroline's Rose (NGC 7789) is an open cluster in...
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