Collinder 228 is an
open cluster
An open cluster is a type of star cluster made of tens to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud and have roughly the same age. More than 1,100 open clusters have been discovered within the Milky Way galaxy, and ...
within the southern part of the
Carina Nebula
The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Great Carina Nebula) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky W ...
NGC 3372, about 25' south of .
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 6.16–6.49.
See also
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List of most massive stars
This is a list of the most massive stars that have been discovered, in solar mass units ().
Uncertainties and caveats
Most of the masses listed below are contested and, being the subject of current research, remain under review and subject to con ...
References
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Carina Nebula
Open clusters
Carina (constellation)
Star-forming regions