NGC 2343

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NGC 2343 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
NGC 2343 canonical 1
open cluster NGC 2343 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf open star cluster ⓘ
age tens of millions of years (approx) ⓘ
alternativeName C 0706-100 ⓘ
OCL 559 ⓘ
angularSize ~7 arcminutes (approx) ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeV ~8.0 ⓘ
bestSeenFrom Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
bestSeenInMonth February ⓘ
catalog New General Catalogue ⓘ
constellation Monoceros ⓘ
contains stars ⓘ
declination −10° (approx) ⓘ
discoveredBy William Herschel ⓘ
discoveryDate 1784 ⓘ
distanceFromEarth ~1.5 kpc ⓘ
~4900 light-years ⓘ
galacticLatitude ~−2° (approx) ⓘ
galacticLongitude ~226° (approx) ⓘ
hasType young open cluster ⓘ
locatedIn Milky Way ⓘ
Orion Arm ⓘ
observedIn NGC catalogue surveys ⓘ
partOf Monoceros star field ⓘ
linked to: Monoceros
rightAscension 07h 08m (approx) ⓘ
visibleIn optical wavelength ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Monoceros → contains → NGC 2343 ⓘ
Seagull Nebula → contains → open cluster NGC 2343 ⓘ
linked to: NGC 2343