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Trumpler 14

Collinder 230

Proper NameNone
Messier NumberNone
NGC/IC NumberNone
Other DesignationsTrumpler 14, Collinder 230
ConstellationCarina
Right Ascension10h 43m 57s
Declination-59° 33' 11"
Distancec.7,500 light years
c.2,300 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +5.50
Absolute: -6.30
DiameterApparent: 8'
Actual: 6 light years
Number of Starsc. 2,000
Optimum VisibilityMarch (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

Trumpler 14 is one of numerous clusters within the extensive Eta Carinae Nebula. With a range of other open clusters, notably the more populous Trumpler 16 to the southeast, it forms a broad stellar association, Carina OB1, which is among the largest such associations known. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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