NGC 6604

NGC 6604
NGC 6604 and its surroundings taken by the Wide Field Imager attached to the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension18h 18m 03.0s
Declination−12° 14′ 30″
Distance4,580 ly (1,403 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)6.5
Physical characteristics
Estimated age6.5 Myr
Other designationsNGC 6604, Cr 373, MM 23, OCl 56, C 1815-122, CTB 50, NRL 17, [KPR2004b] 439, Cl Mrk 39, LMH 24, OCISM 11
Associations
ConstellationSerpens
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 6604 is a young open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Serpens, positioned about 1.5° north of the Eagle Nebula (NGC 6611). The cluster was discovered by William Herschel on July 15, 1784. It is located at a distance of 4,580 light years from the Sun, about 210 ly (65 pc) above the galactic plane. NGC 6604 forms the densest part of the Ser OB2 association of co-moving stars.

This cluster is fairly compact with a Trumpler class of I3p, and is still undergoing star formation. It lies at the heart of an H II region with the identifier S54, and the two are most likely linked. The cluster has an estimated age of 6.5 million years and contains several massive stars of the OB type. One of these is the high mass triple star system HD 167971, which includes the over-contact eclipsing binary MY Ser. It is one of the most luminous stars in the galaxy. HD 168112 is another colliding-wind binary in the cluster; both systems are over-luminous in their X-ray emission.

References

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  7. 1 2 3 Reipurth, B. (December 2008). Reipurth, Bo (ed.). The Young Cluster NGC 6604 and the Serpens OB2 Association (PDF). The Southern Sky ASP Monograph Publications. Vol. 5. Handbook of Star Forming Regions, Volume II. p. 590. Bibcode:2008hsf2.book..590R. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
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  9. ↑ De Becker, M.; et al. (July 2005). "An XMM-Newton observation of the multiple system HD 167971 (O5-8V + O5-8V + (O8I)) and the young open cluster NGC 6604". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 437 (3): 1029–1046. arXiv:astro-ph/0503471. Bibcode:2005A&A...437.1029D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20052810. S2CID 16980385.
  10. 1 2 Ibanoglu, C.; et al. (November 2013). "MY Serpentis: a high-mass triple system in the Ser OB2 association". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 436 (1): 750–758. arXiv:1308.4971. Bibcode:2013MNRAS.436..750I. doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1616.
  11. ↑ De Becker, M. (July 2015). "Long-term XMM-Newton investigation of two particle-accelerating colliding-wind binaries in NGC 6604: HD 168112 and HD 167971". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 451 (1): 1070–1080. arXiv:1506.01493. Bibcode:2015MNRAS.451.1070D. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv1034.