</s> ▁A lic ante ▁ 8 , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁R S GC 4 , ▁is ▁a ▁young ▁massive ▁open ▁cluster ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Mil ky ▁Way ▁galax y . ▁It ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 MA SS ▁survey ▁data . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁only ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁cluster ▁that ▁are ▁currently ▁identified ▁are ▁ 8 – 1 3 ▁red ▁super gi ants — you ng ▁massive ▁stars ▁under going ▁hel ium ▁burning ▁in ▁their ▁cores . ▁The ▁cluster ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁const ell ation ▁Sc ut um ▁at ▁the ▁distance ▁of ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁Sun . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Long ▁Bar ▁of ▁the ▁Mil ky ▁Way ▁and ▁the ▁inner ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Sc ut um – C enta urus ▁Arm — one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁major ▁spir al ▁arms . ▁ ▁The ▁age ▁of ▁A lic ante ▁ 8 ▁is ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 1 6 – 2 0 ▁million ▁years . ▁The ▁observed ▁red ▁super gi ants ▁with ▁the ▁mass ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 2 ▁solar ▁masses ▁are ▁type ▁II ▁super n ova ▁pro gen itors . ▁The ▁cluster ▁is ▁heavily ▁obsc ured ▁and ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁detected ▁in ▁the ▁visible ▁light . ▁It ▁lies ▁close ▁to ▁other ▁group ings ▁of ▁red ▁super gi ants ▁known ▁as ▁R S GC 1 , ▁Steph enson ▁ 2 , ▁and ▁R S GC 3 . ▁The ▁mass ▁of ▁the