Collinder 140
E508259
Collinder 140 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its relatively bright, young stars.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | open star cluster ⓘ |
| age_Myr | ~20 ⓘ |
| angularSize_arcmin | ~60 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~4.6 ⓘ |
| appearsNear |
Canis Major OB1 association
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sirius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth |
February
ⓘ
January ⓘ March ⓘ |
| canBeObservedWith |
binoculars
ⓘ
small telescope ⓘ |
| catalog | Collinder catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Cr 140 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
bright stars
ⓘ
young stars ⓘ |
| declination | −32° ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Per Collinder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_ly | ~1000 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_pc | ~300 ⓘ |
| epoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | Population I ⓘ |
| hasColorExcessEBV | low ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
A-type stars
ⓘ
B-type stars ⓘ F-type stars ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity | small positive ⓘ |
| hasStellarDensity | low to moderate ⓘ |
| hasTrumplerClass | III3m ⓘ |
| interstellarReddening | small ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBoundSystem | true ⓘ |
| isNearbyOpenCluster | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | local spiral structure of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| isYoungCluster | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Orion Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observationalClass | galactic open cluster ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelength ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 07h 00m ⓘ |
| visibleIn | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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