Messier 44

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf open cluster
gptkbp:age approximately 600 million years
gptkbp:contains gptkb:red_giants
gptkb:blue_stragglers
variable stars
about 100
gptkbp:established gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:exhibits Messier catalog
gptkbp:hasArea high surface brightness
central concentration of stars
rich star field
gptkbp:hasRecognition 3.7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 44
gptkbp:isA star cluster
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith open cluster studies
gptkbp:isLocatedIn astronomy literature
Messier 1-110
right ascension 8h 40m 24s
declination_+19°_59′_36″
gptkbp:isNotedFor its historical significance
its beauty
its brightness
its cultural significance
its accessibility
its role in navigation
its role in art
its richness
its color variations
its historical observations
its stellar population
its role in folklore
its role in mythology
its location in the sky
its observational ease
its star density
its star types
gptkbp:isPartOf Milky Way galaxy
local group of galaxies
gptkbp:isPopularFor stargazers
gptkbp:isStudiedIn astrophysics
gptkbp:isUsedIn stellar evolution studies
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn spring night sky
gptkbp:length 577 light years
gptkbp:locatedIn Cancer constellation
gptkbp:photography telescopes
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs Beehive Cluster
gptkbp:releaseYear 1779
gptkbp:size 95 light years across
gptkbp:visibility true
gptkbp:visitedBy amateur astronomers