Messier 36

Summary

Messier 36 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #18 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 36 is credited with the discovery of Giovan Battista Hodierna^[3].
• Messier 36's image is recorded as M036.jpg^[4].
• Messier 36's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• Messier 36's constellation is recorded as Auriga^[6].
• Messier 36's spectral class is recorded as I^[7].
• Messier 36's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].
• Messier 36's Commons category is recorded as Messier 36^[9].
• Messier 36's catalog code is recorded as M 36^[10].
• Messier 36's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1960^[11].
• Messier 36's catalog code is recorded as OCl 445^[12].
• Messier 36's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 71^[13].
• Messier 36's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 37^[14].
• Messier 36's catalog code is recorded as C 0532+341^[15].
• Messier 36's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 103^[16].
• Messier 36's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0594^[17].
• Messier 36's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1654-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Messier 36's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tpx6^[19].
• Messier 36's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 36^[20].
• Messier 36's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 36^[21].
• Messier 36's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.09'}^[22].
• Messier 36's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.0'}^[23].
• Messier 36's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+7'}^[24].
• Messier 36's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-1.2'}^[25].
• Messier 36's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+4100'}^[26].
• Messier 36's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1318'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 36's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].

Designation and Status

Messier 36's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 36^[10], NGC 1960^[11], OCl 445^[12], Collinder 71^[13], Melotte 37^[14], and C 0532+341^[15].

Why It Matters

Messier 36 draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #18 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]