NGC 2345
E570035
NGC 2345 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its young, massive stars and rich stellar population.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | open star cluster ⓘ |
| age | ~60 million years ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~7 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~8.9 ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterMass | several thousand solar masses ⓘ |
| colorExcessE(B−V) | ~0.6 ⓘ |
| constellation | Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | -13° 11′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1785 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~3.0 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
~9800 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | −2.3° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 226.6° ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
differential reddening
ⓘ
evolved giant stars ⓘ prominent main sequence ⓘ rich stellar population ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galactic disk
ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ |
| metallicity | subsolar ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 07h 08m ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation |
B-type stars
ⓘ
massive stars ⓘ red supergiants ⓘ young stars ⓘ |
| usedFor |
studies of Galactic metallicity gradient
ⓘ
studies of massive star evolution ⓘ studies of stellar evolution ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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