Trumpler 15
E292072
Trumpler 15 is a young, compact open star cluster located within the Carina Nebula, notable for its massive, hot stars and role in the region’s intense stellar activity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trumpler 15 canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
open star cluster
ⓘ
stellar cluster in the Milky Way ⓘ young star cluster ⓘ |
| age |
a few million years
ⓘ
younger than 10 million years ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Tr 15 ⓘ |
| contains |
early B-type stars
ⓘ
evolved massive stars ⓘ massive O-type stars ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Robert Julius Trumpler ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 2300 parsecs
ⓘ
approximately 7500 light-years ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | Galactic open cluster ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | a few arcminutes ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
compact
ⓘ
contains hot stars ⓘ contributes to intense stellar activity in Carina Nebula ⓘ heavily obscured by interstellar dust ⓘ rich in massive stars ⓘ young ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
embedded in ionized gas
ⓘ
surrounded by dust and molecular material ⓘ |
| hasRole |
contributes to feedback on surrounding molecular clouds
ⓘ
source of ionizing radiation in Carina Nebula ⓘ |
| isNeighborOf |
Trumpler 14
ⓘ
Trumpler 16 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | central Carina Nebula region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carina Nebula
ⓘ
Carina constellation ⓘ Milky Way ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Carina Nebula
ⓘ
surface form:
Carina Nebula star-forming complex
|
| namedAfter | Robert Julius Trumpler ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carina OB1 association
ⓘ
surface form:
Carina OB association
|
| studiedFor |
cluster dynamical evolution
ⓘ
feedback effects in giant H II regions ⓘ massive star evolution ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.