Messier 46

GPTKB entity

Properties (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf open cluster
gptkbp:age approximately 300 million years
gptkbp:associatedWith Milky Way Galaxy
gptkbp:contains about 100
planetary nebula NGC 2438
gptkbp:established gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:geographicalFeature l = 236.5°, b = -6.0°
gptkbp:hasRecognition 6.1
gptkbp:hasVariants -14° 50′ 00″
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 46
gptkbp:isLocatedIn Messier catalog
gptkbp:legalStatus 07h 42m 18s
gptkbp:length 5,400 light years
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Puppis
gptkbp:notableFeature NGC 2438 nebula
gptkbp:releaseYear February 19, 1781
gptkbp:size approximately 30 arcminutes
gptkbp:type various
open star cluster
gptkbp:vision 6.1
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope