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NGC 1907

Open Star Cluster in Auriga

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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 1907
Constellation	Auriga
Right Ascension	5h 28m 5s
Declination	+35° 19' 30"
Distance	c.5,200 light years c.1,600 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +8.2 Absolute: -3.1
Diameter	Apparent: 7' Actual: 12 light years
Number of Stars	c. 300
Optimum Visibility	December / January
Notes	NGC 1907 forms part of a string of open clusters running along the Milky Way in the southern parts of Auriga. To the north is the Starfish Cluster, M38, while to the southeast is the Pinwheel Cluster, M36. NGC 1907 is considerably more distant from the Solar System than these more prominent foreground clusters.

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In the direction of the Galaxy's edge is NGC 1907, a young and nebulous cluster of blue-white stars.

A distant star cluster, roughly 5,200 light years from the Solar System, containing about thirty stars. Although it is nearly 500 million years old, it still retains some of its original nebulous matter.

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