IC 2714

IC 2714
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension11h 17m 27s[1]
Declination−62° 44′ 00″[1]
Distance4,030 ly (1,238 pc[2])
Apparent magnitude (V)8.2 [1]
Apparent dimensions (V)12'
Physical characteristics
Mass170[3] M
Estimated age350 million years[2][4]
Other designationsCollinder 245, Melotte 104, vdBH 116
Associations
ConstellationCarina
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

IC 2714 is an open cluster in the constellation Carina. It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826.[5] It is located approximately 4,000 light years away from Earth, in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "IC 2714". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  2. ^ a b WEBDA: IC 2714
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Delgado was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ O'Meara, Stephen James (2013). Deep-Sky Companions: Southern Gems. Cambridge University Press. pp. 197–200. ISBN 9781139851541.
  6. ^ Carraro, Giovanni; Seleznev, Anton F. (21 February 2012). "UBVI CCD photometry and star counts in nine inner disc Galactic star clusters". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 419 (4): 3608–3623. arXiv:1110.3011. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.419.3608C. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.20010.x. S2CID 118542242.