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Lambda Orionis Cluster (Collinder 69) at 360pc
Lambda Orionis Cluster (Collinder 69) at 360pc
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello
Meissa: RA 05h 35m 08,278s DEC +09° 56′ 02,96″
Lambda Orionis Cluster (also known as Collinder 69 or Orion OB2) is a brilliant star association that forms the head of the mythological figure of Orion.
The OB association is formed by a small group of blue main sequence stars, the brightest of which is λ Orionis (Meissa), sometimes used to name the entire cluster.
Cr69 is young and contains a large number of low-mass stars, some T Tauri and brown dwarfs.
The whole group is surrounded by a shell-like reflection nebula.
The yellow star, the φ² Ori, is actually just over 100 light years away and is closer, in fact the cluster is 1600 light years away.
Lambda Orionis Cluster (Collinder 69) at 360pc
Lambda Orionis Cluster (Collinder 69) at 360pc
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello
Meissa: RA 05h 35m 08,278s DEC +09° 56′ 02,96″
Lambda Orionis Cluster (also known as Collinder 69 or Orion OB2) is a brilliant star association that forms the head of the mythological figure of Orion.
The OB association is formed by a small group of blue main sequence stars, the brightest of which is λ Orionis (Meissa), sometimes used to name the entire cluster.
Cr69 is young and contains a large number of low-mass stars, some T Tauri and brown dwarfs.
The whole group is surrounded by a shell-like reflection nebula.
The yellow star, the φ² Ori, is actually just over 100 light years away and is closer, in fact the cluster is 1600 light years away.