IC 2391

Summary

IC 2391 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #25 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• IC 2391 is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille^[3].
• IC 2391's image is recorded as IC 2391 in Vele.jpg^[4].
• IC 2391's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• IC 2391's constellation is recorded as Vela^[6].
• IC 2391's spectral class is recorded as F5V^[7].
• IC 2391's Commons category is recorded as IC 2391^[8].
• IC 2391's catalog code is recorded as IC 2391^[9].
• IC 2391's catalog code is recorded as OCl 767.0^[10].
• IC 2391's catalog code is recorded as C 0838-528^[11].
• IC 2391's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1529^[12].
• IC 2391's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1751-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• IC 2391's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02z587t^[14].
• IC 2391's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+2.5'}^[15].
• IC 2391's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+6.597'}^[16].
• IC 2391's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+14.59'}^[17].
• IC 2391's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.01'}^[18].
• IC 2391's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+176'}^[19].
• IC 2391's SIMBAD ID is recorded as IC 2391^[20].
• IC 2391's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+130.1333'}^[21].
• IC 2391's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-53.0333'}^[22].
• IC 2391's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[23].
• IC 2391's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+23.256'}^[24].
• IC 2391's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-24.927'}^[25].

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Designation and Status

IC 2391's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IC 2391^[9], OCl 767.0^[10], C 0838-528^[11], and [KPS2012] MWSC 1529^[12].

Why It Matters

IC 2391 draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #25 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]