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Open cluster in Puppis

Collinder 135

Collinder 135
All data from the card 8
Right ascension
07h 08m
Declination
−37° 10′
Distance
975 ± 36 ly (299 ± 11 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)
2.1
Apparent dimensions (V)
50'
Estimated age
36 ± 5 Myr
Other designations
Pi Puppis Cluster, Cr 135, C 0715-367
Constellation
Puppis

Collinder 135, known sometimes as the Pi Puppis Cluster, is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis.

It consists of six stars brighter than 6th magnitude, and a widespread population of fainter stars. It lies in the southern celestial hemisphere near a rich star field. The main component is the star Pi Puppis, which gives to the cluster its common name; it is an orange supergiant with a visual magnitude of 2.71. Two of the 5th magnitude stars are all variables: NV Puppis is a Gamma Cassiopeiae variable, while NW Puppis is a Beta Cephei variable.

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