NGC 2362
E526393
NGC 2362 is a young, bright open star cluster dominated by the massive star Tau Canis Majoris, located in the constellation Canis Major.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | open star cluster ⓘ |
| age |
about 4 million years
ⓘ
between 4 and 5 million years ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 8 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 3.8 ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth | February ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralStar | Tau Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStar | Tau Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −24° 57′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBefore | 1654 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Giovanni Battista Hodierna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 1,480 parsecs
ⓘ
about 4,800 light-years ⓘ |
| dominantStar | Tau Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominatedByStar | Tau Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | about −5° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | about 238° ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Caldwell 64
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cr 137 NERFINISHED ⓘ Melotte 51 NERFINISHED ⓘ OCL 617 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMemberCount | about 100 stars ⓘ |
| hasCentralStarSpectralType | O9 Ib ⓘ |
| hasClusterCoreRadius | about 2 light-years ⓘ |
| hasColorExcessE(B−V) | about 0.1 ⓘ |
| hasLittleNebulosity | true ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation |
B-type stars
ⓘ
low-mass stars ⓘ massive O-type stars ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ |
| hasTidalRadius | about 10 light-years ⓘ |
| isBrightCluster | true ⓘ |
| isGasPoor | true ⓘ |
| isYoungCluster | true ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | outer Milky Way disk ⓘ |
| rediscoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rediscoveryYear | 1783 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 07h 18m ⓘ |
| usedForStudy |
disk dissipation around young stars
ⓘ
initial mass function in young clusters ⓘ stellar evolution ⓘ |
| visibleFromHemisphere |
Southern Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
low northern latitudes ⓘ |
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