Ic2395

[TrevorW]

IC 2395 is an open cluster of poor to moderate richness. 45 stars located within the central part of the cluster are considered to be possible members. The radius core radius of the cluster is 0.53 parsecs (1.6 light years), while the tidal radius is 4.5 - 7.9 parsecs (15 - 26 light years) and represents the average outer limit of IC 2395, beyond which a star is unlikely to remain gravitationally bound to the cluster core.[8] IC 2395 is a young stellar cluster being between 6 and 18 million years old. Based on its young age and distance, it is possible that IC 2395 is part of the Vela OB1C stellar association.
The brightest member of the cluster has mag 5.53, and its bluest main sequence star is of spectral type B5. One of the members of the cluster is a candidate Be star. One member, HD 74339 (mag. 9.3, spectral type B2/3 II/III), is a beta Cephei variable.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension 08h 42m 31s
Declination −48° 06′ 00″
Distance 2,300 ly (705 pc
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.6
Apparent dimensions (V) 8'
Physical characteristics
Mass 176 M☉
Estimated age 17 million years
Other designations Cr 192, vdBH 47
Associations
Constellation VELA
4hrs HaRGB- collected 14/1/25 Bortle 8 skies- under a full moon - Processing SIRIL and PS- Scope Orion110ED camera ZWO1600GT

[Dave882]

Hi Trevor- love how you’re always imaging something new and different and this is a reallly cool one. Thanks for sharing!

[TrevorW]

Thanks David, I try, although I know people in general often prefer the usual targets, I don’t' see how I can compete in that arena considering the plethora of images that have been and still will be posted of these popular targets. I mean to me there is only so many ways you can present these and I think over the years a lot have been done so very well by the fraternity of astro imagers. My foray into mono has just begun, so I'm still in that early learning stage :)