Messier 34

Summary

Messier 34 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #24 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 34 is credited with the discovery of Giovan Battista Hodierna^[3].
• Messier 34's image is recorded as Messier object 034.jpg^[4].
• Messier 34's image is recorded as M34a.jpg^[5].
• Messier 34's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[6].
• Messier 34's constellation is recorded as Perseus^[7].
• Messier 34's spectral class is recorded as I^[8].
• Messier 34's GND ID is recorded as 4517959-1^[9].
• Messier 34's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[10].
• Messier 34's Commons category is recorded as Messier 34^[11].
• Messier 34's catalog code is recorded as M 34^[12].
• Messier 34's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1039^[13].
• Messier 34's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 31^[14].
• Messier 34's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 17^[15].
• Messier 34's catalog code is recorded as OCl 382^[16].
• Messier 34's catalog code is recorded as C 0238+425^[17].
• Messier 34's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1654-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Messier 34's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tmyp^[19].
• Messier 34's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 34^[20].
• Messier 34's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 34^[21].
• Messier 34's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.37'}^[22].
• Messier 34's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.2'}^[23].
• Messier 34's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+7'}^[24].
• Messier 34's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+1.9536'}^[25].
• Messier 34's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-9.8'}^[26].
• Messier 34's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-7.27'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 34's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[10].

Designation and Status

Messier 34's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 34^[12], NGC 1039^[13], Collinder 31^[14], Melotte 17^[15], OCl 382^[16], and C 0238+425^[17].

Why It Matters

Messier 34 draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #24 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]