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Orion Nebula Cluster

(ONC, Orion Cluster)
(open cluster in the constellation Orion)

The Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC) is an open cluster of young stars within the Orion Nebula, in the constellation Orion. It is about 440 pc distant.

(open cluster)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapezium_Cluster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_molecular_cloud_complex
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=orion+nebula+cluster
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007MNRAS.376.1109J/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022MNRAS.514.2513F/abstract
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/orion-nebula-star-cluster
RedshiftParsecs
/Distance		Lightyears
/Lookback Years		  
~0440pc1.44klyOrion Nebula Cluster
Coordinates:ONC
J0535-0529

Referenced by pages:
open cluster (OC)
Orion Molecular Cloud Complex
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