| NGC 4349 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4349 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 12h 24m 08s[1] |
| Declination | −61° 52′ 18″[1] |
| Distance | 7,090 ly (2,176 pc[2]) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.4 [1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 12'[3] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 4,400[4] M☉ |
| Estimated age | 250 million years[3] |
| Other designations | Cr 255, Mel 110 |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Crux |
NGC 4349 is an open cluster in the constellation Crux. It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826. It is located approximately 7,000 light years away from Earth.
Characteristics
[edit]There are 390 probable member stars within the angular radius of the cluster and 129 within the central part of the cluster. The tidal radius of the cluster is 17.8 - 22.8 parsecs (58 - 75 light years) and represents the average outer limit of NGC 4349, beyond which a star is unlikely to remain gravitationally bound to the cluster core.[4] One blue straggler has been detected in the cluster.[5] There are four Cepheid variables in the direction of the cluster, among them R and T Crucis, which, however, are not members of the cluster.[6] R Crucis lies 16 arcminutes from the centre of the open cluster NGC 4349, which is beyond the outer limit of the cluster, and is estimated to be nearly 1 kpc closer to Earth than the cluster.[7] The cluster has subsolar metallicity (−0.12 ± 0.06).[8]
The giant star NGC 4349 No. 127 (vmag. 10.82 and with mass 3.0 M☉) displays periodic radial velocity variations caused by intrinstic stellar variability,[9][10][11] formerly thought to be caused by an orbiting brown dwarf companion.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "NGC 4349". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
- ^ WEBDA page for open cluster NGC 4349
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Ahumada, J. A.; Lapasset, E. (20 November 2006). "New catalogue of blue stragglers in open clusters". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 463 (2): 789–797. Bibcode:2007A&A...463..789A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20054590.
- ^ Anderson, Richard I.; Eyer, Laurent; Mowlavi, Nami (July 2013). "Cepheids in open clusters: an 8D all-sky census". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 434 (3): 2238–2261. arXiv:1212.5119. Bibcode:2013MNRAS.434.2238A. doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1160.
- ^ Chen, X.; de Grijs, R.; Deng, L. (19 November 2014). "A search for open cluster Cepheids in the Galactic plane". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 446 (2): 1268–1282. arXiv:1410.4489. Bibcode:2015MNRAS.446.1268C. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu2165.
- ^ Santos, N. C.; Lovis, C.; Melendez, J.; Montalto, M.; Naef, D.; Pace, G. (17 February 2012). "Metallicities for six nearby open clusters from high-resolution spectra of giant stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 538: A151. arXiv:1201.1108. Bibcode:2012A&A...538A.151S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118276. S2CID 119297455.
- ^ Delgado Mena, E.; Lovis, C.; et al. (November 2018). "Planets around evolved intermediate-mass stars. II. Are there really planets around IC 4651 No. 9122, NGC 2423 No. 3, and NGC 4349 No. 127?". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 619: A2. arXiv:1807.09608. Bibcode:2018A&A...619A...2D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833152. S2CID 119483881.
- ^ Delgado Mena, E.; Gomes da Silva, J.; et al. (November 2023). "Planets around evolved intermediate-mass stars. III. Planet candidates and long-term activity signals in six open clusters". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 679: A94. arXiv:2309.13589. Bibcode:2023A&A...679A..94D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202346890.
- ^ Spaeth, Dane; Reffert, Sabine; et al. (September 2024). "Non-radial oscillations mimicking a brown dwarf orbiting the cluster giant NGC 4349 No. 127". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 689: A91. arXiv:2407.21583. Bibcode:2024A&A...689A..91S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202450163.
- ^ Lovis, C.; Mayor, M. (26 June 2007). "Planets around evolved intermediate-mass stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 472 (2): 657–664. arXiv:0706.2174. Bibcode:2007A&A...472..657L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077375. S2CID 15173677.
External links
[edit]
- NGC 4349 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
