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Young open cluster in Cygnus
Berkeley 86
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension20 20 12.0
Declination+38° 41′ 24″
Distance1,720 pc
Apparent dimensions (V)5
Physical characteristics
Other designationsOCISM 35, OCl 167.0, MWSC 3316, C 2018+385, OCl 167, KPR2004b 485
Associations
ConstellationCygnus
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

Berkeley 86 is a young open cluster in Cygnus. It is located inside the OB Stellar association Cyg OB 1, and obscured by a foreground dust cloud.

Prominent stars
Star name Effective temperature Absolute magnitude Bolometric magnitude Mass (M) Spectral type
WR 139 (V444 Cyg) 60000 -4.04 -8.3 9.3 WN5
HD 193576 B (Companion to WR 139) 42700 -5.5 -9.6 53 O6III
HD 228841 41000 -5.4 -9.3 45 O7V
HD 193595 38500 -4.9 -8.6 34 O8V
HD 228969 34700 -5 -8.4 30 O9.5V
HD 228943 31600 -5.3 -8.4 28 B0V

References

  1. ^ "Berkeley 86". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. Forbes, D. (1981). "The young open clusters Berkeley 62 and Berkeley 86". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 93: 441–446. Bibcode:1981PASP...93..441F. doi:10.1086/130853.
  3. Vallenari, A.; Richichi, A.; Carraro, G.; Girardi, L. (1999). "Near-infrared photometry of the young open clusters NGC 1893 and Berkeley 86". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 349: 825–833. arXiv:astro-ph/9909065. Bibcode:1999A&A...349..825V.
  4. Massey, P.; Degioia-Eastwood, K.; Waterhouse, E. (2001). "The Progenitor Masses of Wolf-Rayet Stars and Luminous Blue Variables Determined from Cluster Turnoffs. II. Results from 12 Galactic Clusters and OB Associations". The Astronomical Journal. 121 (2): 1050–1070. arXiv:astro-ph/0010654. Bibcode:2001AJ....121.1050M. doi:10.1086/318769. S2CID 53345173.
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