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NGC 2301

Summary

NGC 2301 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2301's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2301[7], OCl 540.0[8], C 0649+005[9], [KPS2012] MWSC 1000[10], Collinder 119[11], and Melotte 54[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 2301 has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

William Herschel

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . A RAVE investigation on Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . On the metallicity of open clusters. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Abdullah1099 · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Right ascension → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+102.9375'}
    Instance of → open cluster
    Declination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.4600'}
    Apparent magnitude → {'amount': '+6.30'}, {'amount': '+6.0'}
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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