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Open star cluster

NGC 2547

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A young open cluster in Vela, a few tens of millions of years old.

Measured

Distance
1,247 light-years
Size
about 13.8 light-years across (approximate)
Constellation
Vela
Position (J2000)
RA 8h 10m 08s, Dec −49.19°

How far, from the Sun

1,250 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light1,250 years
  • Voyager 1's speed22.2 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h13.5 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • Its young stars are used to study how dust discs disappear as planets form.
  • Gaia picks out about 675 member stars (Hunt & Reffert 2023).

Where this comes from

  • Hunt & Reffert 2023, A&A 673, A114: Gaia DR3 cluster distance 382.4 pc (16th–84th percentile 382.2–382.6 pc)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.