The Trapezium or Orion Trapezium Cluster, also known by its Bayer designation of Theta 1 Orionis (θ 1 Orionis), is a tight open cluster of stars in the heart of the Orion Nebula, in the constellation of Orion.

May 15, 2015 · The Trapezium Cluster is a young open star cluster located in the centre of the Orion Nebula (M42). The cluster has an apparent magnitude of 4.0 and lies at a distance of 1,600 light years from Earth. It occupies an area of only 47 arc seconds of apparent sky.

The Trapezium Cluster is a young open star cluster located in the centre of the Orion Nebula in the constellation Orion. It is also known as the Orion Trapezium Cluster or Theta-1 Orionis and is a relatively young cluster that has formed directly out of the parent nebula.

Sep 10, 2024 · Appearing like glistening precious stones, M42’s Trapezium cluster, named for the trapezoidal arrangement of its central massive stars, is seen in this infrared Hubble image. All of the members of the Trapezium were born together in this hotbed of star formation.

Feb 1, 2017 · The famous Trapezium stars are seen near the center of a rich star cluster still well-hidden from visual observers of the 21st century by dust. One day, the cluster will make for a magnificent sight as the nebula fades.

McCaughrean found that the Trapezium is a star cluster that consists of about 1,000 young, hot stars. They are crowded into a space about 4 light-years in diameter, the same distance between the Sun and Proxima Centauri, our nearest neighbor star.

Probing deep within a neighborhood stellar nursery, NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope uncovered a swarm of newborn brown dwarfs. The orbiting observatory's near-infrared camera revealed about 50 of these objects throughout the Orion Nebula's Trapezium cluster about 1, 500 light-years from Earth.

Jul 24, 1997 · At the core of the Orion Nebula lies the Trapezium cluster, a small group of young OB stars responsible for the bulk of the excitation of the visible nebulosity (Figure 1). Like most OB stars, the Trapezium stars are known to be luminous X-ray sources, though the X-ray emission mechanism of such hot stars is poorly understood.

Trapezium Cluster, also known as the Orion Trapezium cluster is a tight group of stars in the constellation of Orion and the center of the Orion Nebula. Galileo is credited with its discovery when he sketched the stars in 1617 although he did not notice the nebulosity.

Probing deep within a neighborhood stellar nursery, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope uncovered a swarm of newborn brown dwarfs. The orbiting observatory's near-infrared camera revealed about 50 of these objects throughout the Orion Nebula's Trapezium cluster about 1,500 light-years from Earth.