Editing IC 2602 (section)

== Components ==
[[Θ Carinae|Theta Carinae]] is the brightest [[star]] within the open cluster, with the [[Apparent magnitude|apparent]] [[visual magnitude]] of +2.74.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theta Carinae |url=https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=simbad.u-strasbg.fr}}</ref> Theta Carinae is part of the [[Asterism (astronomy)|asterism]] known as the [[Diamond Cross]], which is often mistaken for the Southern Cross asterism in the constellation of [[Crux]].

[[PP Carinae|p Carinae]] (PP Carinae) is another third-magnitude star known to be a member of IC 2602, although it lies well outside the main visible grouping of stars. p Carinae exhibits a variable apparent magnitude ranging from 3.22 to 3.55.

All other members the cluster are of the fifth magnitude and fainter, but several are naked-eye objects, including [[HR 4196]] (V518 Car), HR 4204, [[HD 93194]], HR 4219, HR 4220, [[HR 4222]], HD 92536, HD 93738, and V364 Carinae.

An [[exoplanet]] has been found orbiting the star TOI-837 in this cluster.<ref name="Bouma2020"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+IC 2602 brightest stars
!Designation
![[Apparent magnitude]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Gaia Archive |url=https://gea.esac.esa.int/archive/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=gea.esac.esa.int}}</ref>
![[Stellar classification]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theta Carinae |url=https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=simbad.u-strasbg.fr}}</ref>
!Distance (pc)
|-
|[[Theta Carinae]]
|2.735
|style="background:#{{Color temperature|20000|hexval}};"|B0Vp
|142<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Whitman |first=Alan |date=June 1998 |title=At The Eyepiece: Eclipse-Chasing Perfection - The Caribbean |journal=Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada |volume=92 |page=158 |bibcode=1998JRASC..92..158W}}</ref>
|-
|[[PP Carinae|p Carinae]] (PP Carinae)
|3.247
|style="background:#{{Color temperature|20000|hexval}};"|B4Vne
|104.645<ref name=":0" />
|-
|HR 4204
|5.719
|style="background:#{{Color temperature|20000|hexval}};"|B3IV/V
|309.598<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catalogues - Hipparcos - Cosmos |url=https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/hipparcos/catalogues |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=www.cosmos.esa.int}}</ref><ref>Equated from parallax in [[Milliarc-second|milliarcseconds]] (mas).</ref>
|-
|HR 4219
|5.297
|style="background:#{{Color temperature|20000|hexval}};"|B6Vnn
|156.674<ref name=":0" />
|-
|HR 4222
|4.807
|style="background:#{{Color temperature|20000|hexval}};"|B4V
|154.007<ref name=":0" />
|-
|HD 92536
|6.313
|style="background:#{{Color temperature|20000|hexval}};"|B8V
|156.823<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[HD 93194]]
|4.777
|style="background:#{{Color temperature|20000|hexval}};"|B3/5Vn
|169.146<ref name=":0" />
|-
|HD 93738
|8.571
|style="background:#{{Color temperature|20000|hexval}};"|B9.5V
|417.168<ref name=":0" />
|-
|V364 Carinae
|5.465
|style="background:#{{Color temperature|8750|hexval}};"|ApSi
|160.013<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[V518 Carinae]]
|4.758
|style="background:#{{Color temperature|20000|hexval}};"|B3V
|140.634<ref name=":0" />
|}