Trumpler 16
Trumpler 16 (Tr 16) is a massive open cluster that is home to some of the most luminous stars in the Milky Way galaxy. It is situated within the Carina Nebula complex in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm, located approximately 9,270 ly (2,842 pc) from Earth. The cluster has one star visible to the naked eye from the tropics southward, Eta Carinae.
| Trumpler 16 | |
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The inner region of the Carina Nebula as seen in near-infrared. Trumpler 16 is the cluster of stars at the left, around Eta Carinae (the brightest star in the image). | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 10h 45m 10s |
| Declination | −59° 43′ 00″ |
| Distance | 9,270 ly (2,842 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.0 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | Cr 234, C 1043-594, Cl VDBH 105, OCl 829.0, [KPR2004b] 265, [KPS2012] MWSC 1850 |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Carina |
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