NGC 2374
id:
ngc-2374-161-2941041
title:
NGC 2374
text:
NGC 2374 is an open cluster of stars in the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered on January 31, 1785 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel. This cluster is relatively rich in stars but is scattered across an angular diameter of 19.0′. It has an integrated visual magnitude of 8.0 and can be viewed with a modest amateur telescope. NGC 2374 is located at a distance of approximately 3,950 light-years (1,212 pc) from the Sun. This association has a Trumpler class of II 3p, which m
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Open cluster in the constellation Canis Major
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2374
date created:
2009-02-21T21:54:25Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T04:09:06Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1048505","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1048505"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/NGC2374_-_SDSS_DR14_%28panorama%29.jpg","width":2048,"height":2048}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16