Messier 47

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf open cluster
gptkbp:age approximately 78 million years
gptkbp:category a bright open cluster
gptkbp:contains over 50 stars
gptkbp:established gptkb:Abbé_Nicolas_Louis_de_Lacaille
gptkbp:hasCitations approximately 30 light years
gptkbp:hasGoals NGC 2423
gptkbp:hasRecognition 4.4
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent various types including B and A
gptkbp:hasVariants -14° 30′ 00″
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 47
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy with binoculars
most of the southern hemisphere
naked eye under dark skies
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith the Puppis constellation
the_Puppis_constellation's_features
gptkbp:isExploredIn telescopes
gptkbp:isFiledIn 0.5
gptkbp:isKnownFor its star density
gptkbp:isLocatedIn Messier catalog
various astronomical databases
coordinates 07h 37m 24s, -14° 30′ 00″
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Messier_46
the galactic plane
gptkbp:isNotableFor its bright stars
its historical significance in astronomy
gptkbp:isNotedFor its relatively young age
its rich star field
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith gptkb:Messier_46
gptkbp:isPartOf Milky Way Galaxy
the open cluster family
the local group of clusters
the open cluster catalogues
the southern sky star clusters
the_Milky_Way's_open_clusters
the_Milky_Way's_stellar_population
gptkbp:isReferencedIn astronomical literature
gptkbp:isServedBy professional astronomers
the southern hemisphere
large telescopes
gptkbp:isStudiedIn astronomy
its chemical composition
its stellar dynamics
gptkbp:isUsedIn stellar evolution studies
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor gptkb:Messier_67
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn the southern celestial hemisphere
star cluster surveys
various star atlases
gptkbp:isVisitedBy winter months in the southern hemisphere
gptkbp:legalStatus 07h 37m 24s
gptkbp:length 1600 light years
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Puppis
gptkbp:photography amateur astronomers
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs NGC 2422
gptkbp:releaseYear 1752
gptkbp:type open star cluster