Messier 67
(M67, NGC 2682)
(old open cluster in Cancer)
Messier 67 (M67 or NGC 2682) is an open cluster
of old stars, the cluster presumed to be 3 to 5 gigayears
old: all its main sequence stars are F-type or
later. It contains a number of
white dwarfs among its stellar remnants.
It is the oldest known open cluster and much studied as an example
of an open cluster of such an age. Characteristics:
(open cluster)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_67
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=M67
http://astropixels.com/openclusters/M67-01.html
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020sea..confE.126C/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007HiA....14..442H/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1955ApJ...121..616J/abstract
Redshift | Parsecs /Distance | Lightyears /Lookback Years | | |
~0 | 850pc | 2.77kly | | Messier 67 |
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Coordinates: | M67 J085118+1149 |
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Referenced by pages:
open cluster (OC)
rare designator prefixes
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