star cluster
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To locate this newfound brown dwarf, Luhman and his colleague, Catarina Alves de Oliveira, chose to study the star cluster IC 348, located about 1,000 light-years away in the Perseus star-forming region.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023
Theories suggest that rogue planets are more likely to be found in the outskirts of a star cluster, so expanding the search area may identify them if they exist within IC 348.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023
"The photographers have managed to capture the vibrant colours of the nebula as well as the embedded star cluster."
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023
Its imagery also revealed a more established star cluster near Earendel that appears to be gravitationally stable and has perhaps even persisted into the present day — if its stars are still alive, that is.
From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2023
The most striking type of star cluster is well exhibited in the constellation of Hercules.
From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir
