Messier 44

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Messier_44
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:age about 600 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Beehive_Cluster
gptkb:Praesepe
gptkbp:angularSize 95 arcminutes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 3.7
gptkbp:bestViewedIn gptkb:March
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:cataloguedYear 1769
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:M44
gptkbp:declination +19° 41′
gptkbp:discoveredBy known since antiquity
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 577 light-years
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000
gptkbp:hasExoplanetHostStars yes
gptkbp:historicalSignificance used for weather prediction in ancient times
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 44
gptkbp:IAUDesignation gptkb:NGC_2632
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Cancer
gptkbp:metallicity slightly higher than Sun
gptkbp:nearestMajorCluster gptkb:Hyades_Cluster
gptkbp:notableMembers gptkb:Epsilon_Cancri
gptkb:HD_73711
gptkb:HD_73712
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkbp:rightAscension 08h 40.4m
gptkbp:spectralType various (main sequence, red giants, white dwarfs)
gptkbp:star over 1,000
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6