NGC 1664
Open cluster in the constellation Auriga
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NGC 1664 is an open cluster in the constellation of Auriga. It contains stars with a total of around 640 solar masses with a tidal radius of 43 ly (13.2 pc).[4]
| NGC 1664 | |
|---|---|
NGC 1664. It's called the Kite Cluster because of its asterism. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 04h 51m 06.(0)s[1] |
| Declination | +43° 40′ 3(0)″[1] |
| Distance | 4,200 ± 150 ly (1,289 ± 47 pc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.6[3] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 18.0′[3] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 640[4] M☉ |
| Other designations | C0447+436, Collinder 56, Lund 143, Melotte 27, OCL 411, Raab 19 [5] |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Auriga[3] |
NGC 1664 is a somewhat young cluster, with an age of 675 ± 50 Myr, and is dynamically relaxed.[2] It is located some 4,200 light-years away, or about 1.3 kpc.[2] Born outside of the solar circle, it orbits the center of the Milky Way every 244 million years.[2]
