NGC 2244

GPTKB entity

Statements (144)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 3 million years
approximately 4 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 4.5
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:star
gptkbp:contains gptkb:HD_46223
gptkb:HD_46225
gptkb:HD_46226
gptkb:HD_46227
gptkb:HD_46229
gptkb:HD_46232
gptkb:HD_46236
gptkb:HD_46237
gptkb:HD_46238
gptkb:HD_46239
gptkb:HD_46240
gptkb:HD_46241
gptkb:HD_46242
gptkb:HD_46243
gptkb:HD_46244
gptkb:HD_46245
gptkb:HD_46246
gptkb:HD_46247
gptkb:HD_46248
gptkb:HD_46249
gptkb:HD_46250
gptkb:HD_46251
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gptkb:HD_46259
gptkb:HD_46260
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gptkb:HD_46262
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gptkb:HD_46272
gptkb:HD_46273
gptkb:HD_46274
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gptkb:HD_46277
gptkb:HD_46278
gptkb:HD_46279
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gptkb:HD_46284
gptkb:HD_46285
gptkb:HD_46286
gptkb:HD_46287
gptkb:HD_46288
gptkb:HD_46289
gptkb:HD_46290
gptkb:HD_46291
gptkb:HD_46292
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gptkb:HD_46296
gptkb:HD_46297
gptkb:HD_46298
gptkb:HD_46299
gptkb:HD_46300
young massive stars
HD 46224
gptkbp:coordinates RA 6h 32m 30s, Dec +4° 55′ 0″
gptkbp:declination +04° 54′ 00″
gptkbp:depicted_in with binoculars
best viewed in winter months
with small telescopes
gptkbp:diameter approximately 20 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:John_Flamsteed
gptkb:John_Frederick_William_Herschel
gptkbp:distance approximately 4,500 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:has_color U-B = -0.1
B-V = 0.3
gptkbp:has_spectral_type O-type stars
B-type stars
O and B type stars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 2244
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:LBN_762
gptkb:IC_348
gptkb:NGC_2238
NGC 2237-9
Rosette star-forming region
Sharpless 273
gptkbp:lighting diminishes visibility
apparent magnitude 6.3
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Rosette_Nebula
Monoceros constellation
gptkbp:mass approximately 1,000 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity solar metallicity
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Rosette_Nebula
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:star
high stellar density
young massive stars
bright star cluster
surrounded by gas and dust
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:HD_46223
gptkb:HD_46225
gptkb:HD_46226
gptkb:HD_46229
HD 46224
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkbp:photography Amateur astronomers
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Rosette_Nebula
gptkb:NGC_2238
gptkb:NGC_2239
gptkb:NGC_2237
gptkb:NGC_2246
NGC 2247
NGC 2245
NGC 2248
NGC 2249
NGC 2250
gptkbp:research requires telescope for viewing
gptkbp:research_focus studied for star formation processes
studied for stellar evolution
studied for cluster dynamics
studied for galactic structure
gptkbp:right_ascension 06h 32m 00s
gptkbp:size approximately 20 arcminutes
gptkbp:type gptkb:star
gptkbp:year_created 1701
1831
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Columba
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3