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Stock 16

Stock 16

Open cluster in the constellation Centaurus

Stock 16 is a very young Galactic open cluster in the H II region RCW 75 (= Gum 48a). This region lies at the end of an "elephant trunk" shaped molecular cloud and may be a region with triggered star formation. The primary ionizing source for the H II region is the star HD 115455, with spectral type O7.5 III.

Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Right ascension ...

RCW 75 is also Gum 48a[2]

In the 1985 paper The young open cluster Stock 16: an example of star formation in an elephant trunk? it was proposed the Stock 16 cluster was an example of star formation.[3] The study included UBV photometry of over thirty stars in the cluster.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Cl Stock 16". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  2. [2]
    Lang, Kenneth R. (2012-12-06). Astrophysical Data: Planets and Stars. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4684-0640-5.
  3. [3]
    Turner, David Gerald (1985-05-01). "The young open cluster Stock 16: an example of star formation in an elephant trunk?". The Astrophysical Journal. 292: 148. doi:10.1086/163140. ISSN 0004-637X.


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