Astronomy:Ruprecht 44

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Ruprecht 44
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Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPuppis
Right ascension 07h 58m 54.0s[1]
Declination−28° 35′ 00″[1]
Distance6,600 pc
Physical characteristics
Estimated age~106 years
Other designationsC 0757-284, KPR2004b 176, KPS2012 MWSC 1398
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

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]

Prominent stars
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)
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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Ruprecht 44". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Ruprecht+44. 
  2. Moffat, A. F. J.; Fitzgerald, M. P. (1974). "Distant galactic structure in PUP : the Ruprecht 44 aggregate.". Astronomy and Astrophysics 34: 291–296. Bibcode1974A&A....34..291M. 
  3. Giorgi, E. E.; Solivella, G. R.; Perren, G.; Vázquez, R. A.; Carraro, G. (2018). "Photometric and spectroscopic study in the region of Ruprecht 44 and the Galaxy structure". Boletín de la Asociación Argentina de Astronomía 60: 167–169. Bibcode2018BAAA...60..167G. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Massey

Coordinates: Sky map 07h 58m 54.0s, −28° 35′ 00″