NGC 2324

E549407

NGC 2324 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
NGC 2324 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf open star cluster
age ~440 million years
angularSize ~7 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeRangeOfStars ~11–16
apparentMagnitudeV ~9.4
apparentPosition near the celestial equator
belongsTo NGC objects
linked to: NGC
bestSeenFrom Northern Hemisphere
bestSeenInMonth February
January
catalog New General Catalogue
constellation Monoceros
declination +01° (approx)
discoveredBy William Herschel
discoveryDate 1785
distanceFromEarth ~11,000 light-years
~3,400 parsecs
epoch J2000
galacticLatitude ~+0.1°
galacticLongitude ~203°
hasAlternativeName C 0701+013
Cr 116
OCL 529
hasColorExcess moderate reddening
hostGalaxy Milky Way
isInDirectionOf Galactic anticenter region
locatedIn Milky Way
Orion Arm
locatedInConstellation Monoceros
metallicity subsolar
numberOfMemberStars several hundred
observedIn optical wavelengths
rightAscension 07h 04m (approx)
type Trumpler class II2m (approx)
visibility requires small telescope

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 2324