Open star cluster
The Southern Pleiades
Also IC 2602 · Theta Carinae Cluster · Caldwell 102
A bright young open cluster in Carina, around the star Theta Carinae.
Measured
- Distance
- 486 light-years
- Constellation
- Carina
- Position (J2000)
- RA 10h 42m 58s, Dec −64.39°
How far, from the Sun
486 light-years. To cross it:
- Light486 years
- Voyager 1's speed8.64 million years
- Driving at 100 km/h5.25 billion years
Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.
Facts
- Its brightest star is Theta Carinae, a hot blue star.
How it was found
- Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille discovered it in 1751.
Where this comes from
- Poggio et al. 2021, A&A 651, A104, Gaia EDR3 (149 pc)
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