Melotte 186

Summary

Melotte 186 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #41 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• Melotte 186's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[3].
• Melotte 186's Commons category is recorded as Melotte 186^[4].
• Melotte 186's catalog code is recorded as C 1758+029^[5].
• Melotte 186's catalog code is recorded as OCl 84.0^[6].
• Melotte 186's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2773^[7].
• Melotte 186's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3.0'}^[8].
• Melotte 186's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-4.4'}^[9].
• Melotte 186's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11929860', 'amount': '+0.2'}^[10].
• Melotte 186's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12gh33hwm^[11].
• Melotte 186's SIMBAD ID is recorded as Cl Melotte 186^[12].
• Melotte 186's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+270.2750'}^[13].
• Melotte 186's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.9000'}^[14].
• Melotte 186's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[15].
• Melotte 186's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.84'}^[16].
• Melotte 186's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.47'}^[17].

Body

Designation and Status

Melotte 186's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include C 1758+029^[5], OCl 84.0^[6], and [KPS2012] MWSC 2773^[7].

Why It Matters

Melotte 186 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #41 of 108).^[2]