2008/07/28 by J. F. Albacete-Colombo, F. Damiani, G. Micela +3
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809999
19 pages, 3 ellectronic tables and 19 figures. Accepted for publication at the A&A
arxiv created 2008/07/28 · openalex publication_date 2008/09/11 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Aims. We identify and characterize low-mass stars in the ~3 Myr old Trumpler 16 region by means of a deep Chandra X-ray observation, and study their optical and near-IR properties. We compare the X-ray activity of Trumpler 16 stars with the known characteristics of Orion and Cygnus OB2 stars.