NGC 2264

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NGC_2264

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Titan gptkb:astronomer gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:age	~3 million years
gptkbp:angularSize	~20 arcminutes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude	3.9
gptkbp:bestViewedIn	winter months
gptkbp:catalogue	gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:constellation	gptkb:Monoceros
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Christmas_Tree_Cluster gptkb:Cone_Nebula gptkb:Fox_Fur_Nebula gptkb:S_Monocerotis variable stars
gptkbp:declination	+09° 53′
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1784
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth	~2,300 light-years
gptkbp:epoch	gptkb:J2000
gptkbp:hasViewOf	gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Milky_Way gptkb:Monoceros_constellation
gptkbp:name	gptkb:NGC_2264
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:planetary_nebula
gptkbp:otherName	gptkb:Christmas_Tree_Cluster gptkb:Cone_Nebula
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Orion_Arm
gptkbp:rightAscension	06h 41m
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Monoceros gptkb:Orion_Arm gptkb:NGC_Catalogue gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	NGC 2264