Collinder 140

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Collinder 140 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its relatively bright, young stars.

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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

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Canis Major contains Collinder 140