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NGC 2169

Index NGC 2169

NGC 2169, is an open cluster in the Orion constellation. [1]

8 relations: Cambridge University Press, Earth, Epoch (astronomy), Giovanni Battista Hodierna, Light-year, Open cluster, Orion (constellation), William Herschel.

Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press (CUP) is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Epoch (astronomy)

In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time used as a reference point for some time-varying astronomical quantity, such as the celestial coordinates or elliptical orbital elements of a celestial body, because these are subject to perturbations and vary with time.

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Giovanni Battista Hodierna

Giovanni Battista Hodierna, also spelled as Odierna (April 13, 1597 – April 6, 1660) was an Italian astronomer at the court of Giulio Tomasi, Duke of Palma (Palma di Montechiaro).

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Light-year

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.5 trillion kilometres or 5.9 trillion miles.

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Open cluster

An open cluster is a group of up to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud and have roughly the same age.

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Orion (constellation)

Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world.

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William Herschel

Frederick William Herschel, (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer, composer and brother of fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel, with whom he worked.

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Redirects here:

37 Cluster, Collinder 38, Collinder 83, Cr 38, Cr 83, Cr. 38, Cr. 83, Cr.38, Cr.83, Cr38, Cr83, NGC2169, Open Cluster NGC 2169, The 37 Cluster.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2169

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