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EntityQ1048036· pop 32· linked from 369 articles

globular cluster

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Vinony's link graph records 369 inbound references to Q1048036, and connects out to list of stars in Puppis, Puppis and Tarantula Nebula.

Vinony files it under Globular clusters, NGC objects and Puppis.

Vinony links it to 32 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Class
VI
Constellation
Puppis
Right ascension
06 48 59.4
Declination
−36 ° 00 ′ 19 ″
Distance
34.9 kly (10.7 kpc)
Absolute magnitude
−5.85
Metallicity
[ Fe/H ] = −1.76 ± 0.14 dex
Estimated age
13.2 ± 0.4 Gyr
Other designations
Melotte 53

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
34600
Image
NGC 2298.jpg
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catalog code
Melotte 53
Commons category
NGC 2298
time of discovery or invention
1826-05-08
absolute magnitude
-6.25
apparent magnitude
8.865
right ascension
102.247542
declination
-36.005306
radial velocity
148.9
metallicity
-1.97
right ascension component of proper motion
4.050
declination component of proper motion
-1.7200
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 2298 is a globular cluster in the southern constellation of Puppis. Discovered by James Dunlop on May 30, 1826, it is probably a former member of the disputed Canis Major Dwarf galaxy.

The cluster is being disrupted by the galactic tide, trailing a long tidal tail.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q1048036” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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