openCluster M41

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OpenCluster M41 is a bright open star cluster located near Sirius in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye under good conditions and popular with amateur astronomers.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
openCluster M41 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf open star cluster ⓘ
alsoKnownAs M41 ⓘ
Messier 41 ⓘ
NGC 2287 ⓘ
angularSize about 38 arcminutes ⓘ
apparentBrightness bright ⓘ
apparentMagnitude about 4.5 ⓘ
bestSeenFrom southern hemisphere ⓘ
bestSeenSeason northern winter ⓘ
catalogue Messier catalogue ⓘ
New General Catalogue ⓘ
cataloguedBy Charles Messier ⓘ
celestialHemisphere southern sky ⓘ
containsStarTypes main-sequence stars ⓘ
red giants ⓘ
declination −20° 45′ ⓘ
discoveredBy Giovanni Battista Hodierna ⓘ
discoveryCentury 17th century ⓘ
discoveryStatus known since antiquity (possibly) ⓘ
distanceFromEarth about 2300 light-years ⓘ
about 700 parsecs ⓘ
estimatedAge about 190 million years ⓘ
hostGalaxy Milky Way ⓘ
locatedInConstellation Canis Major ⓘ
locatedNear Sirius ⓘ
numberOfStars about 100 ⓘ
objectType galactic open cluster ⓘ
observingInstrument binoculars ⓘ
small telescope ⓘ
observingRequirement visible to naked eye under good conditions ⓘ
popularWith amateur astronomers ⓘ
rightAscension 06h 46m ⓘ
visibleToNakedEye yes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canis Major → contains → openCluster M41 ⓘ