IC 2714

IC 2714
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	11^h 17^m 27^s[1]
Declination	−62° 44′ 00″[1]
Distance	4,030 ly (1,238 pc[2])
Apparent magnitude (V)	8.2 [1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	12'
Physical characteristics
Mass	170[3] M☉
Estimated age	350 million years[2][4]
Other designations	Collinder 245, Melotte 104, vdBH 116
Associations
Constellation	Carina

IC 2714 is an open cluster in the constellation Carina. It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826.[5] It is located approximately 4,000 light years away from Earth, in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm.[6]

Characteristics

It is a rich to moderately rich, intermediate-brightness, detached cluster with Trumpler type II2r or II3m.[5] There are 494 probable member stars within the angular radius of the cluster and 215 within the central part of the cluster.[7] The tidal radius of the cluster is 6.3 - 8.7 parsecs (21 - 28 light years) and represents the average outer limit of IC 2714, beyond which a star is unlikely to remain gravitationally bound to the cluster core.[3] The core of the cluster is estimated to be 5.9 light years across.[7]

The brightest stars of the cluster are of 11th magnitude and the brightest main sequence stars are of late B of A type.[8] Two blue stragglers have been detected in the cluster,[9] one variable star and eleven red giants.[8] The turn-off mass of the cluster is estimated to be at 3.1 M_☉.[4] The cluster has the same metallicity as the Sun.[10]

See also

• List of open clusters
• Open cluster family
• Open cluster remnant

References

1. "IC 2714". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
2. WEBDA: IC 2714
3. Piskunov, A. E.; Schilbach, E.; Kharchenko, N. V.; Röser, S.; Scholz, R.-D. (6 November 2007). "Tidal radii and masses of open clusters". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 477 (1): 165–172. Bibcode:2008A&A...477..165P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078525.
4. Delgado Mena, E.; Tsantaki, M.; Sousa, S. G.; Kunitomo, M.; Adibekyan, V.; Zaworska, P.; Santos, N. C.; Israelian, G.; Lovis, C. (17 February 2016). "Searching for Li-rich giants in a sample of 12 open clusters". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 587: A66. arXiv:1512.05296. Bibcode:2016A&A...587A..66D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527196. S2CID 119221224.
5. O'Meara, Stephen James (2013). Deep-Sky Companions: Southern Gems. Cambridge University Press. pp. 197–200. ISBN 9781139851541.
6. Carraro, Giovanni; Seleznev, Anton F. (21 February 2012). "UBVI CCD photometry and star counts in nine inner disc Galactic star clusters". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 419 (4): 3608–3623. arXiv:1110.3011. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.419.3608C. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.20010.x. S2CID 118542242.
7. Kharchenko, N. V.; Piskunov, A. E.; Schilbach, E.; Röser, S.; Scholz, R.-D. (3 October 2013). "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 558: A53. arXiv:1308.5822. Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302. S2CID 118548517.
8. Claria, J. J.; Mermilliod, J.-C.; Piatti, A. E.; Minniti, D. (October 1994). "Photometric and CORAVEL observations of stars in the open cluster IC 2714". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 107: 39–49. Bibcode:1994A&AS..107...39C.
9. Ahumada, J. A.; Lapasset, E. (20 November 2006). "New catalogue of blue stragglers in open clusters". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 463 (2): 789–797. Bibcode:2007A&A...463..789A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20054590.
10. Santos, N. C.; Lovis, C.; Pace, G.; Melendez, J.; Naef, D. (20 November 2008). "Metallicities for 13 nearby open clusters from high-resolution spectroscopy of dwarf and giant stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 493 (1): 309–316. arXiv:0811.2392. Bibcode:2009A&A...493..309S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200811093. S2CID 17774555.

External links

• IC 2714 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images