Trumpler 3

Trumpler 3

TRumpler 3 as seen from the Stellarium Software
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Cassiopeia
Right ascension 03h 12m 00s
Declination +63° 15 00
Distance 2250 ly (690 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.0[1]
Physical characteristics
Other designations Cl Harvard 1, C 0307+630

Trumpler 3 is a star cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It has the visual magnitude of 7 and is the most famous star cluster in the Trumpler catalogue.

It has two bright stars, TYC 4053-658-1 and TYC 4053-466-1 of apparent magnitudes 10.16 and 10.02, respectively.[1]

Trumpler 3's location in the constellation Cassiopeia.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Basic data for C 0307+630.
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