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Almost a dozen new variable stars detected in the open cluster NGC 1912 and its surroundings – Phys.Org

Chinese astronomers have conducted a study of variable stars in the galactic open cluster NGC 1912 and its surrounding field, detecting 11 new variables in this cluster, including binary systems. The study was detailed in a research paper published September …

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Chinese astronomers have conducted a study of variable stars in the galactic open cluster NGC 1912 and its surrounding field, detecting 11 new variables in this cluster, including binary systems. The study was detailed in a research paper published September 11 on the arXiv pre-print repository.
Star clusters offer excellent opportunities to study stellar evolution, as they are collections of stars with similar properties, for instance age, distance and initial composition. In particular, astro…

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