Trumpler 15

Trumpler 15 is an open cluster in the constellation Carina that lies on the outskirts of the Carina Nebula.[3] Estimated ages of the stars in Trumpler 15 suggest that the cluster is slightly older than its sibling clusters Trumpler 14 and 16.[4]

Trumpler 15
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCarina
Right ascension 10h 44m 43s[1]
Declination−59° 22.0′[1]
Distance8,600 light-years (2,600[2] parsecs)
Apparent magnitude (V)7.0[1]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsCr 231, C 1042-591
Colour-composite image of the Carina Nebula with Trumpler 15 at the top

References
  1. "Cl Trumpler 15". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  2. Kuhn, Michael A.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A.; Sills, Alison; Feigelson, Eric D.; Getman, Konstantin V. (2018). "Kinematics in Young Star Clusters and Associations with Gaia DR2". The Astrophysical Journal. 870 (1): 32. arXiv:1807.02115. Bibcode:2019ApJ...870...32K. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaef8c.
  3. Townley, L. (24 May 2011). "Carina Nebula: Nearby Supernova Factory Ramps U". Chandra X-ray Observatory. NASA. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. Smith, N.; Brooks, Kate J. (December 2008), Reipurth, Bo (ed.), "The Carina Nebula: A laboratory for feedback and triggered star formation", Handbook of Star Forming Regions, 2, p. 138, arXiv:0809.5081, Bibcode:2008hsf2.book..138S


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