A ghost image of Sirius as a hiding place for a new star cluster

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Absorption Spectra, B Stars, O Stars, Star Clusters, Stellar Spectra, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Electrophotometers, Interstellar Extinction, Planetary Nebulae

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A hitherto unreported open star cluster of small angular extent (∼2.5 arc min), located within the "ghost" image of Sirius, was identified on the Palomar Sky Survey print no. 1343. The cluster was also examined on a copy of an ESO (B)plate and is found to he rich (n ∼ 140 members), slightly reddened (AV ∼ 1), and distant (d ≳ 4 kpc).

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