NGC 1664 is an open cluster in the constellation of Auriga. It contains stars with a total of around 640 solar masses with a tidal radius of 43 ly (13.2 pc).

NGC 1664 is a somewhat young cluster, with an age of 675 ± 50 Myr, and is dynamically relaxed. It is located some 4,200 light-years away, or about 1.3 kpc. Born outside of the solar circle, it orbits the center of the Milky Way every 244 million years.

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  • Media related to NGC 1664 at Wikimedia Commons
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  • NGC 1664 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images




⭐ NGC 1746 und NGC 1647

NGC 1664 the Kite Cluster Sketching Cloudy Nights

Observing at Skyhound The Kite Cluster (NGC 1664

Drache oder Rochen? NGC 1664 im Fuhrmann und der in ihm enthaltene

NGC 1624