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Open cluster in the constellation Carina

Trumpler 15

Trumpler 15
All data from the card 6
Right ascension
10h 44m 43s
Declination
−59° 22.0′
Distance
8,600 light-years (2,600 parsecs)
Apparent magnitude (V)
7.0
Other designations
Cr 231, C 1042-591
Constellation
Carina
Colour-composite image of the Carina Nebula with Trumpler 15 at the top
Colour-composite image of the Carina Nebula with Trumpler 15 at the top

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

It lies also above the Red Supergiant Variable star RT Carinae which is in the south of the Open cluster.

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