NGC 6871

NGC 6871
NGC 6871, imaged in 2026
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension20h 05m 59s
Declination+35° 46.6′
Distance5,133 ly (1,574 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)5.2
Physical characteristics
Estimated age9.1 million years
Presence of eclipsing binary stars
Other designationsGC 4548, h 2067, Struve 2630
Associations
ConstellationCygnus
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 6871 is a small, young open cluster in the constellation of Cygnus. The cluster has fewer than 50 members, most of which are blue and white stars. It is located 5135 light-years from Earth.

Map showing location of NGC 6871

NGC 6871 was born in the same giant molecular cloud with at least six other open clusters. The other open clusters are not gravitationally associated with NGC 6871. NGC 6871 itself also seems to be disintegrating.

Prominent stars
Star name Effective temperature Absolute magnitude Bolometric magnitude Mass (M☉) Spectral type Ref.
HD 226868 33,000 -6.4 -9.6 40 O9.7I
HD 191201 31,600 -5.8 -8.9 35 B0V
HD 190919 26,300 -5.8 -8.3 25 B1Ib
BD+35 3955 26,300 -5.7 -8.3 24 B1Ib
HD 190864 39,900 -5.5 -9.3 45 O7III
ADS 13374 B (WR 133 B) 30,000 -5.4 -8.49 22.6 O9.5I
HD 227634 29,500 -5.3 -8.2 25 B0.2III
HD 227018 41,000 -4.9 -8.8 38 O7V
WR 133 A 70,800 -3.4 -8.81 9.3 WN5o

References

  1. 1 2 "NGC 6871". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  2. ↑ "Results for NGC 6871". WEBDA Database. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  3. 1 2 "Results for NGC 6871". SEDS' Interactive NGC Catalog Online. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Astronomy Magazine". NGC 6871 - open cluster in Cygnus. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  5. ↑ Casado, Juan; Hendy, Yasser (2023). "Discovery and description of two young open clusters in the primordial group of NGC 6871". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 521 (1): 1399–1407. arXiv:2211.12843. Bibcode:2023MNRAS.521.1399C. doi:10.1093/mnras/stad071.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Massey, P.; Degioia-Eastwood, K.; Waterhouse, E. (2001). "The Progenitor Masses of Wolf-Rayet Stars and Luminous Blue Variables Determined from Cluster Turnoffs. II. Results from 12 Galactic Clusters and OB Associations". The Astronomical Journal. 121 (2): 1050–1070. arXiv:astro-ph/0010654. Bibcode:2001AJ....121.1050M. doi:10.1086/318769. S2CID 53345173.
  7. 1 2 Richardson, Noel D.; Lee, Laura; Schaefer, Gail; Shenar, Tomer; Sander, Andreas A. C.; Hill, Grant M.; Fullard, Andrew G.; Monnier, John D.; Anugu, Narsireddy; Davies, Claire L.; Gardner, Tyler (2021-02-01). "The First Dynamical Mass Determination of a Nitrogen-rich Wolf-Rayet Star Using a Combined Visual and Spectroscopic Orbit". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 908 (1): L3. arXiv:2101.04232. Bibcode:2021ApJ...908L...3R. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/abd722. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 231582956.