Open Cluster NGC 1907. NGC 1907 is a small open star cluster about 35 arc minutes southwest of M 38. John L. E. Dreyer described it as a round, crowded cluster, fairly rich in stars from 9 to 12 magnitudes.

Messier 38 or M38, also known as NGC 1912 or Starfish Cluster, [4] is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Auriga. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and independently found by Guillaume Le Gentil in 1749.

Jan 22, 2011 · NGC1907 - M38s Little Brother - posted in Experienced Deep Sky Imaging: I was goofing around with the little camera while the big one was busy collecting photons on another object. Here is an image of both M38 and NGC1907 - both open clusters.

M38 (right) and NGC 1907 are both in Auriga, which is chock-full of open clusters and nebulae. M36, M37 and M38 are all at about the same distance — around 3,480 to 4,500 light years — and close to each other on the sky. M38 is about 21 light years across and about 290 million years old.

Aug 20, 2012 · M38 and NGC1907 in Auriga - posted in Deep Sky Observing: M38 is a beautiful open cluster of approximately 100 member stars that forms almost an obtuse isosceles triangle with Elnath and Theta Aurigae.

Jan 28, 2021 · NGC 1907 is the small open cluster lying just to the south of M38. It is composed of about 30 stars, 500 million years old, lying at the distance of 4,500 ly. With apparent magnitude of 8.2, and angular size of 7 arcmin, its diameter is estimated at 25 ly.

At a estimated distance of 4200 light years from our solar system, this 220 million year old group of stars spreads itself across about 25 light years of space. Two other open clusters are visibly near M 38: NGC 1907 (Hershel H39-7) and Czernik21 (see mouseover).

M38 . Messier 38 or M38 (also designated NGC 1912) is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 7.4 and its angular diameter is 21 arc-minutes. M38 lies at an estimated distance of 4200 light years. The Equinox 2000 coordinates are RA= 5h 28.7m, Dec= +35° 50´ which makes M38 best seen during the winter.

M38 is the larger cluster in the upper portion of the image. M38 age is estimated slightly younger at 220 million years; its distance is estimated at 4,200 light years. NGC 1907 is older at an estimated age of 500 million years and 4,500 light years distant from Earth.

Oct 29, 2019 · Research has determined that the two clusters did not form in the same part of the galaxy and that NGC 1907 and M38 are just flying past each other. At any rate, the proximity of these clusters to each other makes an impressive celestial portrait.