Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:open_cluster
gptkb:star |
| gptkbp:age |
approximately 5 million years
around 5 million years |
| gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
4.5
4.6 |
| gptkbp:base_notes |
best viewed in winter months
best viewed in binoculars or small telescopes |
| gptkbp:best_telescope |
8-inch telescope or larger
|
| gptkbp:cluster_age_estimation |
age estimated using isochrone fitting
|
| gptkbp:cluster_dynamics_study |
dynamics studied using N-body simulations
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| gptkbp:cluster_evolution |
evolution studied through simulations
|
| gptkbp:cluster_formation |
formed from molecular cloud collapse
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| gptkbp:cluster_future |
will disperse over time
|
| gptkbp:cluster_mass_loss |
mass loss due to stellar winds
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| gptkbp:cluster_shape |
irregular shape
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| gptkbp:cluster_surroundings |
surrounded by field stars
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| gptkbp:contains |
massive stars
|
| gptkbp:contains_star |
gptkb:NGC_2244
gptkb:Theta_Canis_Majoris ongoing star formation dynamically relaxed cluster |
| gptkbp:coordinates |
l = 240°, b = -10°
|
| gptkbp:declination |
-24° 59' 00"
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| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:John_Frederick_William_Herschel
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| gptkbp:discovery_year |
1834
|
| gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
approximately 4,000 light years
5,000 light years |
| gptkbp:distance_measurement_method |
parallax method used
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| gptkbp:exhibition |
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
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| gptkbp:features |
young stars
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
B-V = 0.2
|
| gptkbp:has_luminosity |
important for understanding stellar evolution
stellar interactions observed |
| gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
various types
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
important for studying stellar evolution
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
NGC 2362
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| gptkbp:image |
Hubble image available
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| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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| gptkbp:is_similar_to |
gptkb:NGC_2244
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| gptkbp:is_visible_from |
visible to the naked eye
|
| gptkbp:lighting |
affected by light pollution
some stars exhibit variability highly luminous contains bright stars |
| gptkbp:located_in |
constellation Canis Major
|
| gptkbp:mass |
young stars
approximately 1,000 solar masses |
| gptkbp:metallicity |
solar metallicity
|
| gptkbp:notable_for |
its prominent central star
|
| gptkbp:notable_person |
gptkb:Theta_Canis_Majoris
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| gptkbp:notable_work |
studies on stellar dynamics
|
| gptkbp:orbit_type |
none known
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
|
| gptkbp:population_density |
high star density
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| gptkbp:research |
observed since the 19th century
crowded field of stars |
| gptkbp:research_focus |
massive star formation
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| gptkbp:right_ascension |
07h 18m 00s
|
| gptkbp:size |
approximately 10 light years across
approximately 10 arcminutes in diameter |
| gptkbp:spectroscopic_studies |
spectroscopic studies ongoing
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| gptkbp:star_count |
approximately 60 stars
|
| gptkbp:stellar_birth_rate |
high stellar birth rate observed
|
| gptkbp:stellar_mass_distribution |
varied mass distribution
|
| gptkbp:stellar_mass_function |
mass function determined
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| gptkbp:stellar_outflows |
outflows detected from massive stars
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| gptkbp:stellar_population_age |
young stellar population
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| gptkbp:stellar_population_diversity |
diverse stellar population present
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| gptkbp:stellar_wind_impact |
impact of stellar winds studied
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| gptkbp:storage |
extensive photometric studies conducted
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| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:open_cluster
gptkb:star |