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NGC 1893

Open cluster in the constellation Auriga

NGC 1893
Star Cluster NGC 1893 imbedded in the emission nebula IC 410.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	05h22m 44.(0)s[1]
Declination	+33° 24′ 4(2)″[1]
Distance	3,790 pc (12,400 ly)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	7.5[3]
Apparent dimensions (V)	11.0′[3]
Physical characteristics
Estimated age	4 Myr[4]
Other designations	Cr 63, Mel 33, C0519+333, Lund 166, OCL 439, OCISM 101, Raab 24
Associations
Constellation	Auriga
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It is about 12,400 light years away. The star cluster is embedded in the Tadpole Nebula (HII region IC 410).^[5]

Images of the star cluster by the Chandra X-ray Observatory suggest that it contains approximately 4,600 young stellar objects.^[6]

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External links[edit]

• Media related to NGC 1893 at Wikimedia Commons
• Image NGC 1893
• NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: IC410 and NGC 1893 (02 February 2024)
• NGC 1893 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Tadpoles of IC 410 (11 January 2006)
• NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: IC 410 and NGC 1893 (15 August 2006)
• NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: IC 410 and NGC 1893 (17 January 2009)
• NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Tadpoles of IC 410 (9 January 2014)
• NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Tadpoles of IC 410 (January 24, 2018)

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