NGC 2264

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NGC_2264
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
gptkb:open_cluster
astronomer
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 2264
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:Orion_Arm
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5