Messier 46

Summary

Messier 46 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #21 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 46 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• Messier 46's image is recorded as M46a.jpg^[4].
• Messier 46's image is recorded as Messier 46 - NGC 2437.jpg^[5].
• Messier 46's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[6].
• Messier 46's constellation is recorded as Puppis^[7].
• Messier 46's spectral class is recorded as II^[8].
• Messier 46's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[9].
• Messier 46's Commons category is recorded as Messier 46^[10].
• Messier 46's catalog code is recorded as M 46^[11].
• Messier 46's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2437^[12].
• Messier 46's catalog code is recorded as OCl 601.0^[13].
• Messier 46's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 159^[14].
• Messier 46's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 75^[15].
• Messier 46's catalog code is recorded as C 0739-147^[16].
• Messier 46's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1313^[17].
• Messier 46's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1771-02-19T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Messier 46's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ttgj^[19].
• Messier 46's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 46^[20].
• Messier 46's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 46^[21].
• Messier 46's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.33'}^[22].
• Messier 46's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.1'}^[23].
• Messier 46's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+15'}^[24].
• Messier 46's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.6005'}^[25].
• Messier 46's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+37.34'}^[26].
• Messier 46's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.07'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 46's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[9].

Designation and Status

Messier 46's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 46^[11], NGC 2437^[12], OCl 601.0^[13], Collinder 159^[14], Melotte 75^[15], and C 0739-147^[16].

Why It Matters

Messier 46 draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #21 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]