NGC 2324

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NGC 2324 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
NGC 2324 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf open star cluster ⓘ
age ~440 million years ⓘ
angularSize ~7 arcminutes ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeRangeOfStars ~11–16 ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeV ~9.4 ⓘ
apparentPosition near the celestial equator ⓘ
belongsTo NGC objects ⓘ
linked to: NGC
bestSeenFrom Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
bestSeenInMonth February ⓘ
January ⓘ
catalog New General Catalogue ⓘ
constellation Monoceros ⓘ
declination +01° (approx) ⓘ
discoveredBy William Herschel ⓘ
discoveryDate 1785 ⓘ
distanceFromEarth ~11,000 light-years ⓘ
~3,400 parsecs ⓘ
epoch J2000 ⓘ
galacticLatitude ~+0.1° ⓘ
galacticLongitude ~203° ⓘ
hasAlternativeName C 0701+013 ⓘ
Cr 116 ⓘ
OCL 529 ⓘ
hasColorExcess moderate reddening ⓘ
hostGalaxy Milky Way ⓘ
isInDirectionOf Galactic anticenter region ⓘ
locatedIn Milky Way ⓘ
Orion Arm ⓘ
locatedInConstellation Monoceros ⓘ
metallicity subsolar ⓘ
numberOfMemberStars several hundred ⓘ
observedIn optical wavelengths ⓘ
rightAscension 07h 04m (approx) ⓘ
type Trumpler class II2m (approx) ⓘ
visibility requires small telescope ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Monoceros → contains → NGC 2324 ⓘ