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Stellar astronomy > Star clusters > Open star clusters

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Open star clusters  

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  • A loose grouping of dozens or hundreds of young stars distributed in a region a few light-years across. Open clusters are relatively young, typically containing many hot, highly luminous stars. They are located within the disk of the Galaxy, whence their older name Galactic clusters. (en)

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  • Open clusters (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1160

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