NGC 2343

E568686

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

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
NGC 2343 canonical 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 NERFINISHED
OCL 559 NERFINISHED
angularSize ~7 arcminutes (approx)
apparentMagnitudeV ~8.0
bestSeenFrom Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
bestSeenInMonth February
catalog New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
constellation Monoceros NERFINISHED
contains stars
declination −10° (approx)
discoveredBy William Herschel NERFINISHED
discoveryDate 1784
distanceFromEarth ~1.5 kpc
~4900 light-years
galacticLatitude ~−2° (approx)
galacticLongitude ~226° (approx)
hasType young open cluster
locatedIn Milky Way
Orion Arm NERFINISHED
observedIn NGC catalogue surveys
partOf Monoceros star field NERFINISHED
rightAscension 07h 08m (approx)
visibleIn optical wavelength

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 2343