Trumpler 2
Overlaid DSS image of Trumpler 2, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Trumpler 2
Tr 2, Collinder 29, Cr 29, Lund 88, C 0233+557, OCl 365
| Type | Open Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 5.9 |
| Size | 17' |
| Right Ascension | 2h 36' 53" (2000) |
| Declination | 55° 54' 54" N |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Description | 13"-pB, pL, pRi, sC at 100X, 20*, Bl-Gold D* inv |
| Classification | II2p |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Nov 2, 2019 Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 127x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6 Moon: 39%
A large coarse cluster, a clump of quite bright 8th magnitude stars about 15' x 7' running east to west
Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885 Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)
Group 2h31.0m N. 55°37' with reddish star. Es.― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917
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Trumpler 2