NGC 2301

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NGC 2301 is a bright open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, known for its rich population of young, blue stars.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
NGC 2301 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf open star cluster ⓘ
age ~160 million years ⓘ
angularSize 12 arcminutes ⓘ
apparentBrightness bright for an open cluster ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeV 6.0 ⓘ
appearsIn New General Catalogue ⓘ
bestSeenFrom Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
bestViewingSeason winter ⓘ
catalogue NGC ⓘ
clusterConcentration moderately rich ⓘ
colorCharacteristics rich in blue stars ⓘ
constellation Monoceros ⓘ
contains blue-white stars ⓘ
main-sequence stars ⓘ
variable stars ⓘ
declination +00° 28′ ⓘ
discoveredBy William Herschel ⓘ
discoveredWith reflecting telescope ⓘ
discoveryDate 1784-01-04 ⓘ
distanceFromEarth 2800 light-years ⓘ
~860 parsecs ⓘ
equatorialCoordinatesEpoch J2000.0 ⓘ
galacticLatitude −2.2° ⓘ
galacticLongitude 214.6° ⓘ
hasApproximateStarCount ~100 stars ⓘ
hasObjectType open cluster ⓘ
locatedIn Milky Way ⓘ
Orion Arm ⓘ
linked to: Orion–Cygnus Arm
locatedInConstellation Monoceros ⓘ
observedIn optical wavelengths ⓘ
otherDesignation Cr 116 ⓘ
Melotte 50 ⓘ
OCL 521 ⓘ
rightAscension 06h 51m ⓘ
skyLocation near celestial equator ⓘ
stellarPopulation young stars ⓘ
visibility binocular object ⓘ
small telescope object ⓘ

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 2301 ⓘ