Messier 37

Summary

Messier 37 is an open cluster^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 37 is credited with the discovery of Giovan Battista Hodierna^[3].
• Messier 37's image is recorded as Messier object 037.jpg^[4].
• Messier 37's image is recorded as M37a.jpg^[5].
• Messier 37's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[6].
• Messier 37's constellation is recorded as Auriga^[7].
• Messier 37's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].
• Messier 37's Commons category is recorded as Messier 37^[9].
• Messier 37's catalog code is recorded as M 37^[10].
• Messier 37's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2099^[11].
• Messier 37's catalog code is recorded as OCL 451^[12].
• Messier 37's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 75^[13].
• Messier 37's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 38^[14].
• Messier 37's catalog code is recorded as C 0549+325^[15].
• Messier 37's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0689^[16].
• Messier 37's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1654-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Messier 37's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tpyr^[18].
• Messier 37's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 37^[19].
• Messier 37's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 37^[20].
• Messier 37's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.19'}^[21].
• Messier 37's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.6'}^[22].
• Messier 37's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+22.5'}^[23].
• Messier 37's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+7.7'}^[24].
• Messier 37's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}^[25].
• Messier 37's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1383'}^[26].
• Messier 37's SIMBAD ID is recorded as M 37^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 37's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].

Designation and Status

Messier 37's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 37^[10], NGC 2099^[11], OCL 451^[12], Collinder 75^[13], Melotte 38^[14], and C 0549+325^[15].

Why It Matters

Messier 37 ranks in the top 9% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[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]