NGC 2301

Summary

NGC 2301 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #40 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2301 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2301's image is recorded as NGC 2301 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2301's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2301's constellation is recorded as Monoceros^[6].
• NGC 2301's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2301^[7].
• NGC 2301's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2301^[8].
• NGC 2301's catalog code is recorded as OCl 540.0^[9].
• NGC 2301's catalog code is recorded as C 0649+005^[10].
• NGC 2301's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1000^[11].
• NGC 2301's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 119^[12].
• NGC 2301's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 54^[13].
• NGC 2301's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-12-27T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 2301's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.30'}^[15].
• NGC 2301's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.0'}^[16].
• NGC 2301's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+17.3'}^[17].
• NGC 2301's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[18].
• NGC 2301's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+858'}^[19].
• NGC 2301's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122jkfmr^[20].
• NGC 2301's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2301^[21].
• NGC 2301's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2301^[22].
• NGC 2301's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+102.9375'}^[23].
• NGC 2301's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.4600'}^[24].
• NGC 2301's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[25].
• NGC 2301's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.76'}^[26].
• NGC 2301's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.83'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2301's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2301^[8], OCl 540.0^[9], C 0649+005^[10], [KPS2012] MWSC 1000^[11], Collinder 119^[12], and Melotte 54^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 2301 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #40 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]