Jewel Box
open cluster in the constellation Crux
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Summary
Jewel Box is an open cluster[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Jewel Box is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille[3].
- Jewel Box's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
- Jewel Box's constellation is recorded as Crux[5].
- Jewel Box's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4755[6].
- Jewel Box's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4755[7].
- Jewel Box's catalog code is recorded as C 1250-600[8].
- Jewel Box's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2072[9].
- Jewel Box's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1751[10].
- Jewel Box's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 4755[11].
- Jewel Box's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.2'}[12].
- Jewel Box's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre per second', 'amount': '-20.0'}[13].
- Jewel Box's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'light-year', 'amount': '+6400'}[14].
- Jewel Box's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'kiloparsec', 'amount': '+1.968'}[15].
- Jewel Box's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'parsec', 'amount': '+3435.579'}[16].
- Jewel Box's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+193.4125'}[17].
- Jewel Box's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '-60.3617'}[18].
- Jewel Box's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[19].
- Jewel Box's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'milliarcsecond per year', 'amount': '-0.99'}[20].
- Jewel Box's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'milliarcsecond per year', 'amount': '-2.90'}[21].
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Designation and Status
Jewel Box's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
History and Context
Catalog codes include NGC 4755[7], C 1250-600[8], and [KPS2012] MWSC 2072[9].
Why It Matters
Jewel Box ranks in the top 6% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]