Christmas Tree Cluster

E545069

The Christmas Tree Cluster is a young, bright open star cluster in the constellation Monoceros whose stars form a pattern resembling a Christmas tree.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Christmas Tree Cluster canonical 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf open star cluster
age a few million years
younger than 10 million years
angularSize about 20 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV about 3.9
associatedWith Cone Nebula NERFINISHED
NGC 2264 (nebula complex) NERFINISHED
bestSeenFrom Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
bestViewingSeason winter
catalog Caldwell catalogue NERFINISHED
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
catalogNumber C50
NGC 2264 NERFINISHED
constellation Monoceros NERFINISHED
contains T Tauri stars
many hot blue stars
pre-main-sequence stars
declination +09° 53′
discoveredBy William Herschel NERFINISHED
discoveryDate 1784
distanceFromEarth about 2,300 light-years
about 700 parsecs
galacticLatitude about +2°
galacticLongitude about 202°
hasFeature associated dark nebulae
embedded in emission and reflection nebulosity
hasShape pattern resembling a Christmas tree
isIn constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros) NERFINISHED
isStarFormingRegion true
isYoungCluster true
liesNear Galactic plane
locatedIn Milky Way
Orion Arm NERFINISHED
otherName Caldwell 50 NERFINISHED
Cr 112
Melotte 72 NERFINISHED
NGC 2264 NERFINISHED
partOf NGC 2264 star-forming region NERFINISHED
rightAscension 06h 40m
spectralTypeDominant O and B type stars
visibleIn binoculars
small telescopes

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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Christmas Tree Cluster
Description of subject: The Christmas Tree Cluster is a young, bright open star cluster in the constellation Monoceros whose stars form a pattern resembling a Christmas tree.

Referenced by (1)

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

Monoceros contains Christmas Tree Cluster