Collinder 228

Collinder 228 is an open cluster within the southern part of the Carina Nebula NGC 3372, about 25' south of η Carinae. 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 and 6.49.

Prominent stars
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
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
HD 93632 92 45400 -6.1 -10.2 76 O5III(f)
V661 Car (HD 93130) 1 39900 -6.3 -10.1 68 O7II(f)
HD 305525 98 43600 -5.7 -9.8 58 O6V
97 46100 -4.8 -9 47 O5V
HD 93146 42400 -5.1 -9.1 44 O6.5V((f))
HD 305524 7 41000 -5.2 -9.1 42 O7V((f))
HD 93222 6 37200 -5.7 -9.3 42 O8III((f))
HD 305523 32 35700 -5.6 -9.1 38 O8.5III
HD 305532 38 43600 -4.4 -8.5 38 O6V((f))
HD 305438 24 38500 -4.6 -8.4 32 O8V
HD 93028 27 35700 -4.9 -8.4 30 O8.5III
HD 305518 22 34700 -5 -8.3 29 O9.5V
HD 93027 14 36000 -4.8 -8.3 29 O9V
39 37200 -4.6 -8.2 29 O8.5V((f))
HD 305539 94 37200 -4.4 -8.1 28 O8.5V
67 36000 -4.7 -8.2 28 O9V
HD 93576 93 36000 -4.7 -8.2 28 O9V
21 37200 -4.2 -7.8 27 O8.5V
HD 305536 5 34700 -4.7 -8.1 26 O9.5V
66 34700 -3.9 -7.3 22 O9.5V
12 20900 -6.1 -8 20 B2.5Ia:
Collinder 228
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension10h 44m 00.0s
Declination−60° 05 12
Distance10,000 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)4.4
Apparent dimensions (V)14
Physical characteristics
Other designationsOCl 828.0, MWSC 1845, C 1041-597, KPR2004b 262
Associations
ConstellationCarina
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