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Trapetium [Orion Trapezium Cluster], Giuseppe Donatiello

Trapetium [Orion Trapezium Cluster]

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The four stars are often identified as A, B, C, and D in order of increasing right ascension. The brightest of the four stars is C, or Theta1 Orionis C, with an apparent magnitude of 5.13. Both A and B have been identified as eclipsing binaries.

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Trapetium [Orion Trapezium Cluster], Giuseppe Donatiello

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