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)
Right ascension	10h 44m 43s[1]
Declination	−59° 22.0′[1]
Distance	8,600 light-years (2,600[2] parsecs)
Apparent magnitude (V)	7.0[1]
Physical characteristics
Other designations	Cr 231, C 1042-591
Associations
Constellation	Carina
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

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. S2CID 119328315.
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, vol. 2, p. 138, arXiv:0809.5081, Bibcode:2008hsf2.book..138S

External links

• Media related to Trumpler 15 at Wikimedia Commons