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Collinder 135

Collinder 135, known sometimes as the Pi Puppis Cluster, is an open cluster in Puppis constellation.

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It consists of six stars brighter than 6th magnitude, and a widespread population of fainter stars.[2] It lies in the southern celestial hemisphere near a rich star field. The main component is the star Pi Puppis, which gives to the cluster its common name; it is an orange supergiant with a visual magnitude of 2.71. Two of the 5th magnitude stars are all variables: NV Puppis is a Gamma Cassiopeiae variable, while NW Puppis is a Beta Cephei variable.


References

  1. "Cl Collinder 135". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  2. H. Baumgardt (1998). "The Nature of some doubtful Open Clusters as revealed by Hipparcos". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 340: 402. Bibcode:1998A&A...340..402B.

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