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EntityQ1047712· pop 25

open cluster

Wikidata facts

Instance of
open cluster
Constellation
Monoceros
Distance from Earth
1329
Image
NGC 2251.jpg
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catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 0916
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1783-12-26
apparent magnitude
7.3
Commons category
NGC 2251
right ascension
98.6583
declination
8.3667
radial velocity
24.7
epoch
J2000.0
metallicity
-0.09
right ascension component of proper motion
-1.37
declination component of proper motion
-3.73
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