Ruprecht 44
Open cluster in constellation Puppis
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Ruprecht 44 is an open cluster in the Milky Way galaxy. It is about 6,600 pc away in the constellation Puppis.[2] Ruprecht 44 is a very young open cluster, only about several million years old.[3]
| Star name | LSS number | Effective temperature | Absolute magnitude | Bolometric magnitude | Mass (M☉) | Spectral type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR 10 (HD 65865) | LSS 916 | 63000 | -4.2 | -8.5 | 25 | WN4.5 | [4] |
| LSS 891 | 37200 | -4.4 | -8 | 27 | O8III(f) | [4] | |
| LSS 898 | 35100 | -4.3 | -7.7 | 24 | Be | [4] | |
| LSS 902 | 31600 | -4.7 | -7.9 | 23 | B0V | [4] | |
| LSS 920 | 34700 | -3.7 | -7.1 | 21 | O9.5V | [4] | |
| LSS 907 | 31600 | -4.3 | -7.4 | 20 | B0V | [4] |
| Ruprecht 44 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 07h 58m 54.0s[1] |
| Declination | −28° 35′ 00″[1] |
| Distance | 6,600 pc |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | 7.2 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Estimated age | ~106 years |
| Other designations | C 0757-284, KPR2004b 176, KPS2012 MWSC 1398 |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Puppis |
