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Trumpler 2

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Constellation
  
Perseus

Declination
  
+55° 50′ 00″

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
5.9

Right ascension
  
02 36 00

Distance
  
2,000

Other designations
  
C 0233+557

Trumpler 2

Trumpler 2 is an open cluster located in the constellation Perseus. It is approximately 2000 light-years from Earth, placing its position within the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. Although at this large distance, it can be seen with the naked eye, at magnitude 6.

It has a central red star named HD 16068 of spectral type K3.5II-III, and is visually the brightest star of the cluster as seen from Earth.

References

Trumpler 2 Wikipedia