Global InformationNGC 5460 information
| NGC 5460 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 14h 07m 27s[1] |
| Declination | −48° 20′ 36″[1] |
| Distance | 2,350 ly (720 pc[2]) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.6 [1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 23'[3] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 505[4] M☉ |
| Estimated age | 160 million years[2] |
| Other designations | Collinder 280, Melotte 123 |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
NGC 5460 is an open cluster in the constellation Centaurus. It is a bright but loose cluster of intermediate age located approximately 2,300 light years away from Earth. It is located nearly 2 degrees east-southeast of Zeta Centauri.[5]
- ^ a b c "NGC 5460". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
- ^ a b Fossati, L.; Folsom, C. P.; Bagnulo, S.; Grunhut, J. H.; Kochukhov, O.; Landstreet, J. D.; Paladini, C.; Wade, G. A. (11 May 2011). "A detailed spectroscopic analysis of the open cluster NGC 5460". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 413 (2): 1132–1144. arXiv:1012.3050. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.413.1132F. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18199.x. S2CID 118481509.
- ^ Kharchenko, N. V.; Piskunov, A. E.; Schilbach, E.; Röser, S.; Scholz, R.-D. (3 October 2013). "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 558: A53. arXiv:1308.5822. Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302. S2CID 118548517.
- ^ Piskunov, A. E.; Schilbach, E.; Kharchenko, N. V.; Röser, S.; Scholz, R.-D. (6 November 2007). "Tidal radii and masses of open clusters". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 477 (1): 165–172. Bibcode:2008A&A...477..165P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078525.
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