NGC 2360

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canis_Major
gptkbp:age approximately 300 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 7.5
gptkbp:contains gptkb:NGC_2244
several hundred stars
gptkbp:declination -24° 12' 00"
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:sneaker
gptkbp:diameter approximately 10 arcminutes
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:distance approximately 4,000 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:has_color +0.5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 2360
gptkbp:is_associated_with open cluster studies
gptkbp:is_observed_in amateur astronomers
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
the Milky Way's open cluster population
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:located_in constellation Canis Major
Galactic coordinates l= 230°, b= -10°
gptkbp:notable_for its relatively young age
gptkbp:right_ascension 07h 18m 00s
gptkbp:year_created 1834