NGC 2232
E558280
NGC 2232 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its relatively young, bright stars.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | open star cluster ⓘ |
| age | ~25 million years ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~30 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~3.9 ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth | January ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterType | loose open cluster ⓘ |
| constellation | Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
bright stars
ⓘ
main-sequence stars ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ young stars ⓘ |
| declination | −04° 45′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1784 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~1170 light-years
ⓘ
~360 pc ⓘ |
| dominantSpectralTypes |
A-type stars
ⓘ
B-type stars ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStatus | young open cluster ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | ~−7° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | ~214° ⓘ |
| has |
bright naked-eye stars associated with cluster field
ⓘ
common proper motion of member stars ⓘ low interstellar extinction ⓘ sparse central concentration ⓘ well-defined main sequence in color–magnitude diagram ⓘ |
| hasColorExcess | low reddening ⓘ |
| hasMemberStar | 10 Monocerotis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isIn | Galactic disk ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Orion Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberCount | dozens of confirmed members ⓘ |
| metallicity | near-solar ⓘ |
| nearbyConstellation |
Canis Major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observationalClass | Trumpler class III 3 m ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Gaia spacecraft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hipparcos satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherDesignation |
Collinder 93
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melotte 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 06h 26m ⓘ |
| usedFor |
studies of stellar evolution
ⓘ
studies of young stellar populations ⓘ |
| visibleIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.