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NGC 206 is the richest and most conspicuous star cloud in [[Andromeda Galaxy|M31]] as well as one of the largest and brightest star formation regions of the [[Local Group]]<ref name=Massey1995> |
NGC 206 is the richest and most conspicuous star cloud in [[Andromeda Galaxy|M31]] as well as one of the largest and brightest star formation regions of the [[Local Group]].<ref name=Massey1995> |
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}}</ref> It contains more than 300 stars brighter than M<sub>b</sub>=-3.6.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Andromeda Galaxy|first=Paul W.|last=Hodge|authorlink=Paul W. Hodge|year=1992|publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]]|page=153}}</ref> It was originally identified by [[Edwin Hubble]] as a star cluster but today, due to its size, it is classified as an [[OB association]].<ref>{{Cite book |url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=71FRczXVBWgC&pg=PA20#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=The Andromeda Galaxy |first=Paul W. |last=Hodge|page=20 |publisher=Springer|year= 1992 |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> |
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NGC 206 is located in an [[spiral arm]] of the Andromeda Galaxy, in a zone free of [[neutral hydrogen]] and has a double structure, with one region that has an age of around 10 million years and includes several [[HII region]]s in one of its borders and other with an age of between 40 million years and 50 million years that includes a number of [[ |
NGC 206 is located in an [[spiral arm]] of the Andromeda Galaxy, in a zone free of [[neutral hydrogen]] and has a double structure, with one region that has an age of around 10 million years and includes several [[HII region]]s in one of its borders and other with an age of between 40 million years and 50 million years that includes a number of [[cepheid]]s. Both parts are separated by a band of [[interstellar dust]] and include hundreds of stars of [[spectral classification|spectral type]] [[O-type main sequence star|O]] and [[B-type main sequence star|B]].<ref name=Chernin1995> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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[[Category:Stellar associations |
[[Category:Stellar associations]] |
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[[Category:Andromeda Galaxy |
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[[Category:Andromeda (constellation) |
[[Category:Andromeda (constellation)]] |
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[[Category:NGC objects|0206]] |
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Revision as of 03:11, 15 August 2013
| NGC 206 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 00h 40m 31.3s[1] |
| Declination | +40° 44′ 21″[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 4.2′ |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | unknown |
| Associations | |
NGC 206 is a bright star cloud in the Andromeda Galaxy. It is notable for being the brightest star cloud in Andromeda as viewed from Earth.
Features
NGC 206 is the richest and most conspicuous star cloud in M31 as well as one of the largest and brightest star formation regions of the Local Group.[2] It contains more than 300 stars brighter than Mb=-3.6.[3] It was originally identified by Edwin Hubble as a star cluster but today, due to its size, it is classified as an OB association.[4]
NGC 206 is located in an spiral arm of the Andromeda Galaxy, in a zone free of neutral hydrogen and has a double structure, with one region that has an age of around 10 million years and includes several HII regions in one of its borders and other with an age of between 40 million years and 50 million years that includes a number of cepheids. Both parts are separated by a band of interstellar dust and include hundreds of stars of spectral type O and B.[5]
External links
- NGC 206 @ SEDS NGC objects pages
- NGC 206 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
References
- ^ a b "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 514. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
- ^ Massey, Philip; Armandroff, Taft E.; Pyke, Randall; Patel, Kanan; Wilson, Christine D. (1995). "Hot, Luminous Stars in Selected Regions of NGC 6822, M31, and M33". Astronomical Journal. 110: 2715. Bibcode:1995AJ....110.2715M. doi:10.1086/117725.
- ^ Hodge, Paul W. (1992). The Andromeda Galaxy. Springer. p. 153.
- ^ Hodge, Paul W. (1992). The Andromeda Galaxy. Springer. p. 20. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ Chernin, Arthur D.; Efremov, Yury N.; Voinovich, Peter A. (1995). "Superassociations: violent star formation induced by shock-shock collisions". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 275 (2): 313–326. Bibcode:1995MNRAS.275..313C.
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