Exploring NGC 1027: Indian Astronomers Investigate Open Cluster

Indian astronomers have conducted a photometric and kinematic study of the intermediate-age open cluster NGC 1027 using data from the Sampurnanand Telescope and Gaia satellite. The study found that the cluster is younger than previously thought, with an age of 130 million years, and has a radius of about 8.64 light years. The researchers also identified 217 member stars in the cluster region and found that relatively massive stars are dominantly distributed in the inner regions of NGC 1027, suggesting mass segregation.