Messier 50

Summary

Messier 50 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #25 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 50 is credited with the discovery of Giovanni Domenico Cassini^[3].
• Messier 50's image is recorded as Messier object 50.jpg^[4].
• Messier 50's image is recorded as M50a.jpg^[5].
• Messier 50's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[6].
• Messier 50's constellation is recorded as Monoceros^[7].
• Messier 50's spectral class is recorded as II^[8].
• Messier 50's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[9].
• Messier 50's Commons category is recorded as Messier 50^[10].
• Messier 50's catalog code is recorded as M 50^[11].
• Messier 50's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2323^[12].
• Messier 50's catalog code is recorded as OCl 559^[13].
• Messier 50's catalog code is recorded as OCl 559.0^[14].
• Messier 50's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 124^[15].
• Messier 50's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 58^[16].
• Messier 50's catalog code is recorded as C 0700-082^[17].
• Messier 50's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 118^[18].
• Messier 50's catalog code is recorded as [KPR2004b] 118^[19].
• Messier 50's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1072^[20].
• Messier 50's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1711-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Messier 50's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tv37^[22].
• Messier 50's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 50^[23].
• Messier 50's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 50^[24].
• Messier 50's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.27'}^[25].
• Messier 50's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.9'}^[26].
• Messier 50's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+10'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 50's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[9].

Designation and Status

Messier 50's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 50^[11], NGC 2323^[12], OCl 559^[13], OCl 559.0^[14], Collinder 124^[15], and Melotte 58^[16].

Why It Matters

Messier 50 draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #25 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]