NGC 1513

NGC 1513
NGC 1513
	Anotated DSS image of NGC 1513
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	04h 09m 52.80s
Declination	+49° 30′ 14.4″
Distance	4,824 ly (1,479.0 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	8.4
Apparent dimensions (V)	12.7′
Physical characteristics
Radius	65 ± 10 ly (tidal)
Estimated age	363 Myr
Other designations	C 0406+493
Associations
Constellation	Perseus
	See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 1513 is an open cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Perseus, positioned 2° SSE of the faint star Lambda Persei. The same telescope field contains the clusters NGC 1528 and NGC 1545.^[2] NGC 1513 was discovered in 1790 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.^[3] The brightest component star is of magnitude 11, so a medium-sized amateur telescope is needed to observe 20-30 members. With a 12 in (30 cm) aperture telescope, most of the member stars can be resolved.^[7] This cluster is located at a distance of 4,824 light-years from the Sun, but is drawing closer with a radial velocity of −14.7 km/s.^[1]

This cluster has a rating of II2m in the Trumpler Catalogue, indicating it is moderately rich in stars with little central concentration.^[8] It is partially obscured by dust from the Persei dark cloud complex.^[2] NGC 1513 is 363 million years old and at least 433 stars in the field are members with a minimum 50% probability. The cluster has a core radius of 4.83 ± 0.55 ly (1.48 ± 0.17 pc) and a tidal radius of 65 ± 10 ly (20 ± 3 pc).^[5] It has a metallicity of [M/H] = −0.10±0.10 dex, indicating a lower abundance of elements more massive than helium compared to the Sun.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Tarricq, Y.; et al. (March 2021), "3D kinematics and age distribution of the open cluster population", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 647, id. A19, arXiv:2012.04017, Bibcode:2021A&A...647A..19T, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039388.
^ ^a ^b ^c Crossen, Craig; Rhemann, Gerald (2012), Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes, Springer Vienna, p. 94, ISBN 9783709106266.
^ ^a ^b Finlay, Warren H. (2014), Concise Catalog of Deep-Sky Objects, Springer International Publishing, p. 176, ISBN 9783319031705.
^ Cantat-Gaudin, T.; Anders, F. (January 2020), "Clusters and mirages: cataloguing stellar aggregates in the Milky Way", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 633: 22, arXiv:1911.07075, Bibcode:2020A&A...633A..99C, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201936691, S2CID 208138247, A99.
^ ^a ^b Tarricq, Y.; et al. (March 2022), "Structural parameters of 389 local open clusters", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 659, id. A59, arXiv:2111.05291, Bibcode:2022A&A...659A..59T, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202142186.
^ "NGC 1513". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
^ Allison, Mark (2006), Star Clusters and How to Observe Them, Springer London, p. 124, ISBN 9781846281983.
^ Frolov, V. N.; et al. (December 2002), "Proper motions and CCD-photometry of stars in the region of the open cluster NGC 1513", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 396: 125–130, arXiv:astro-ph/0212255, Bibcode:2002A&A...396..125F, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021363.
^ Bilir, S.; Güver, T.; Khamitov, I.; Ak, T.; Ak, S.; Coşkunoğlu, K. B.; Paunzen, E.; Yaz, E. (March 2010), "CCD BV and 2MASS photometric study of the open cluster NGC 1513", Astrophysics and Space Science, 326 (1): 139–150, arXiv:0911.5027, Bibcode:2010Ap&SS.326..139B, doi:10.1007/s10509-009-0233-1.