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Trapezium Cluster

(Orion Trapezium Cluster, Theta1 Orionis, Theta 1 Orionis)
(open cluster of stars in Orion Nebula)

The Trapezium Cluster (or Orion Trapezium Cluster) is an open cluster located in the Orion Nebula, within the constellation, Orion. It is also known as Theta1 Orionis aka Theta 1 Orionis, a Bayer designation variant presumably given the cluster due to a somewhat star-like appearance. Four relatively bright stars are visible, generally designated by one of the above cluster names with an A, B, C, or D.

The Orion Nebula is studied as an example of a star-forming region within a cloud of dust. It is roughly 400 parsecs distant.


(open cluster,star forming region,SFR)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapezium_Cluster
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=trapezium+cluster
https://space.mit.edu/asc/science/orion/orion.html
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021ApJ...908...49F/abstract
RedshiftParsecs
/Distance
Lightyears
/Lookback Years
  
~0412pc1.34klyTrapezium Cluster
Coordinates:Trapezium Cluster
J053524-0527

Referenced by pages:
open cluster (OC)
Orion Molecular Cloud Complex

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