NGC 1996 is an open cluster[2][3] or a group of stars[1] located in the Taurus constellation. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 7, 1785. NGC 1996 is located around 1400 pc (~ 4570 ly) from the Solar System and it is roughly 282 million years old and its apparent size is 22 arcmin.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Object: NGC 1996 (*)". SEDS. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "WEBDA page for open cluster NGC 1996". WEBDA. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b "The open cluster NGC 1996". In the sky. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  4. ^ "NGC 1996". SEDS. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  5. ^ "NGC 1996". cseligman. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1996
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