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Trumpler 14

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The youngest and one of the most populous clusters in the Carina Nebula.

Measured

Distance
7,794 light-years
Size
about 8.8 light-years across (approximate)
Constellation
Carina
Position (J2000)
RA 10h 43m 57s, Dec −59.55°

How far, from the Sun

7,790 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light7,790 years
  • Voyager 1's speed138 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h84.1 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • It holds HD 93129A, a pair of stars among the most massive and luminous in the Milky Way.
  • Gaia picks out about 96 member stars (Hunt & Reffert 2023).

Where this comes from

  • Hunt & Reffert 2023, A&A 673, A114: Gaia DR3 cluster distance 2389.8 pc (16th–84th percentile 2378.9–2400.9 pc)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.