Trumpler 10

Open Cluster Trumpler 10 (presumably Lacaille II.6, = Dunlop 490 = Collinder 203 = vdB-Ha 53 = C 0846-423), in Vela

Right Ascension 08 : 47.8 (h:m)
Declination -42 : 29 (deg:m)
Distance 1.1 (kly)
Visual Brightness 4.6 (mag)
Apparent Dimension (arc min)

Possibly discovered by Lacaille 1751-52. Discovered by Trumpler 1930.

This bright cluster matches well in position with No. II.6 in Lacaille's catalog of 1751-52, although it was a missing Lacaille object for a long time.

This cluster was classified as of Trumpler type II 3 m (Götz) or II 2 p (Sky Catalogue 2000.0). Its brightest star is given as of mag 6.42, and from the spectral type B3 of its bluest main sequence star, an age of 47 million years was derived. According to the WEBDA database (see below), Trumpler 10 is about 1100 lightyears distant (the Sky Catalogue has 1400 ly) and somewhat younger, namely 38 million years old.

  • Jean-Claude Mermilliod's WEBDA cluster page for Trumpler 10
  • SIMBAD Data of Trumpler 10
  • Observing Reports for Trumpler 10 (IAAC Netastrocatalog)

    Hartmut Frommert (spider@seds.org)
    Christine Kronberg (smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

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