NGC 110 - Open cluster in Cas

Posted by ayiomamitis
on Friday, October 23, 2009

by Anthony Ayiomamitis

 

There is some ambiguity as to whether NGC 110 is an open cluster or simply a random collection of bright stars. NGC 110 is characterized with a central bright star (GSC 4303:1643, mag 9.92) surrounded by many mag 10 to mag 12 stars including an interesting chain emanating from the central star. Although the group does not stand out very well from the background, it is catalogued with an apparent diameter of approximately 20 arc-minutes. Neither a distance estimate nor a magnitude are available in the literature. NGC 110 was observed and catalogued by William Herschel in 1831. Technical Details: Date: Oct 20-21, 2009 (22:15 - 00:25 UT+3) Location: Athens, Greece (38.2997° N, 23.7430° E) Equipment: AP 160 f/7.5 StarFire EDF, AP 1200GTO GEM, SBIG ST-10XME, SBIG CFW10, SBIG LRGB + IR-block Integrations: LRGB @ 30:30:30:30 (3-/6-min subs), 1x1 binning, -20 ° C Further Details: http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-DSO-NGC-0110.htm

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