Collinder 228

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Rightascension10h 44m 00.0s[1]
Declination−60° 05 12[1]
Distance10,000 ly
Collinder 228
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension10h 44m 00.0s[1]
Declination−60° 05 12[1]
Distance10,000 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)4.4[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)14
Physical characteristics
Other designationsOCl 828.0, MWSC 1845, C 1041-597, KPR2004b 262[1]
Associations
ConstellationCarina
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

Collinder 228 is an open cluster within the southern part of the Carina Nebula NGC 3372, about 25' south of η Carinae.[2] It is probably composed of stars which recently formed from the material in the nebula. QZ Carinae is the brightest member of Collinder 228 with an apparent magnitude between 6.16–6.49.[3]

Prominent stars in Collinder 228
Star
name
FMF
number
Effective
temperature
Absolute
magnitude
Bolometric
magnitude
Mass
(M)
Spectral
type
Ref.
WR 24
(HD 93131)
3 50100 −7.34 −11.4 114 WN6ha-w [4]
QZ Car
(HD 93206)
33 30400 + 20000 +
34000 + 32900
−9.2 + 3 +
8.5 + 7
−10.6 27.1 + 6.5 +
25.4 + 17.1
O9.7I + B2V +
O8III + O9V
[5][6][7]
HD 93632 92 45400 −6.1 −10.2 76 O5III(f) [7]
V661 Car
(HD 93130)
1 39900 −6.3 −10.1 68 O7II(f) [7]
HD 305525 98 43600 −5.7 −9.8 58 O6V [7]
97 46100 −4.8 −9 47 O5V [7]
HD 93146 42400 −5.1 −9.1 44 O6.5V((f)) [7]
HD 305524 7 41000 −5.2 −9.1 42 O7V((f)) [7]
HD 93222 6 37200 −5.7 −9.3 42 O8III((f)) [7]
HD 305523 32 35700 −5.6 −9.1 38 O8.5III [7]
HD 305532 38 43600 −4.4 −8.5 38 O6V((f)) [7]
HD 305438 24 38500 −4.6 −8.4 32 O8V [7]
HD 93028 27 35700 −4.9 −8.4 30 O8.5III [7]
HD 305518 22 34700 −5 −8.3 29 O9.5V [7]
HD 93027 14 36000 −4.8 −8.3 29 O9V [7]
39 37200 −4.6 −8.2 29 O8.5V((f)) [7]
HD 305539 94 37200 −4.4 −8.1 28 O8.5V [7]
67 36000 −4.7 −8.2 28 O9V [7]
HD 93576 93 36000 −4.7 −8.2 28 O9V [7]
21 37200 −4.2 −7.8 27 O8.5V [7]
HD 305536 5 34700 −4.7 −8.1 26 O9.5V [7]
66 34700 −3.9 −7.3 22 O9.5V [7]
12 20900 −6.1 −8 20 B2.5Ia: [7]

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