NGC 2632

E579670

NGC 2632 is a bright, nearby open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, notable for its rich population of stars and visibility to the naked eye.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
NGC 2632 canonical 8
NGC 2682 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf open star cluster
age_Myr about 600
alsoKnownAs Beehive Cluster
M44
Praesepe
angularSize 95 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV 3.1
bestSeenIn binoculars
small telescope
bestViewingSeason late winter
spring
catalogCode NGC 2632
contains binary star systems
main-sequence stars
red giant stars
white dwarfs
coreRadius_pc about 1.1
declination +19° 40′
discoveredInAntiquity true
distanceFromEarth_ly about 577
distanceFromEarth_pc about 177
galacticPopulation Population I
hasCentralConcentration moderate
hasColorExcess_E_BV low
hasProperMotion true
interstellarExtinction low
isGravitationallyBound true
listedInCatalog Messier Catalogue
linked to: Messier catalogue

New General Catalogue
locatedIn Galactic disk
Milky Way
locatedInConstellation Cancer
mass_SolarMasses about 500
messierNumber M44
metallicity_Fe_H approximately 0.0
numberOfMemberStars several hundred
observedBy Charles Messier
Galileo Galilei
rightAscension 08h 40m
skyLocation near the ecliptic
tidalRadius_pc about 12
usedFor distance scale calibration
stellar dynamics studies
stellar evolution studies
visibleFrom Northern Hemisphere
parts of Southern Hemisphere
visibleToNakedEye true

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Beehive Cluster alsoKnownAs NGC 2632
Praesepe hasAlternativeName NGC 2632
M44 catalogCode NGC 2632
Messier 44 hasAlternativeName NGC 2632
Messier 44 catalogueNumber NGC 2632
Messier 67 catalogCode NGC 2682
linked to: NGC 2632
Messier 67 hasAlternativeName NGC 2682
linked to: NGC 2632
Cr 189 alsoKnownAs NGC 2632
Melotte 88 hasAlternativeName NGC 2632
NGC 2632 catalogCode NGC 2632
M67 catalogNumber NGC 2682
linked to: NGC 2632