Coronet Cluster Explained
| Coronet Cluster |
| Epoch: | J2000.0 |
| Constellation: | Corona Australis |
| Class: | II,3,m |
| Dist Ly: | 420–550 ly |
| Appmag V: | 8 |
| Size V: | 26 arcmin |
| Mass Msol: | unknown |
| Radius Ly: | 2.1 light years |
| Age: | 0.5–2 million years |
| Notes: | relative scarcity of circumstellar discs |
| Names: | R CRA, G359.93-17.85 by BDB2003 catalog |
The Coronet Cluster, also known as the R CrA cluster after its best-known member, is a small open cluster located about 170 parsecs away in the southern constellation Corona Australis, isolated at the edge of the Gould Belt.[1] [2] The Coronet Cluster is 3.5 times closer to the Earth than the Orion Nebula Cluster.[3] The cluster center is composed of mostly young stars.[4] The variable T Coronae Australis is also a member, only one arc minute from R CrA.
Notes and References
- Web site: 2016-12-30. APOD - Coronet in the Southern Crown.
- Sicilia-Aguilar. Aurora. Henning. Thomas. Juha´sz. Attila. Bouwman. Jeroen. Garmire. Gordon. Garmire. Audrey. Very Low Mass Objects in the Coronet Cluster: The Realm of the Transition Disks. The Astrophysical Journal. 687. 2. 1145–1167. 10 November 2008. 10.1086/591932 . 0807.2504 . 2008ApJ...687.1145S . 119208696.
- Web site: Coronet Cluster: A Neighbor of Star Formation (A region of star formation about 420 light years from Earth.). https://archive.today/20130217030427/http://sfccanth.wetpaint.com/photo/9452330/Coronet+Cluster:+A+Neighbor+of+Star+Formation+(A+region+of+star+formation+about+420+light+years+from+Earth.). dead. 17 February 2013. 10 Jan 2013.
- 2012faph.confE..29S. The star formation and disk evolution history of a sparse region: The Coronet cluster. Proceedings of the Symposium "From Atoms to Pebbles: Herschel's View of Star and Planet Formation". 29. Sicilia-Aguilar. Aurora. Henning. Thomas. Linz. Hendrik. Krause. Oliver. André. Philippe. 2012.
