Messier 38

Summary

Messier 38 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #16 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 38 is credited with the discovery of Giovan Battista Hodierna^[3].
• Messier 38's image is recorded as M38a.jpg^[4].
• Messier 38's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• Messier 38's constellation is recorded as Auriga^[6].
• Messier 38's spectral class is recorded as II^[7].
• Messier 38's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].
• Messier 38's Commons category is recorded as Messier 38^[9].
• Messier 38's catalog code is recorded as M 38^[10].
• Messier 38's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1912^[11].
• Messier 38's catalog code is recorded as OCl 433.0^[12].
• Messier 38's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 67^[13].
• Messier 38's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 36^[14].
• Messier 38's catalog code is recorded as C 0525+358^[15].
• Messier 38's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0557^[16].
• Messier 38's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1654-01-01T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Messier 38's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tpzk^[18].
• Messier 38's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 38^[19].
• Messier 38's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 38^[20].
• Messier 38's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.69'}^[21].
• Messier 38's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.4'}^[22].
• Messier 38's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+12.5'}^[23].
• Messier 38's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+1.0'}^[24].
• Messier 38's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.10'}^[25].
• Messier 38's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+4200'}^[26].
• Messier 38's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1066'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 38's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].

Designation and Status

Messier 38's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 38^[10], NGC 1912^[11], OCl 433.0^[12], Collinder 67^[13], Melotte 36^[14], and C 0525+358^[15].

Why It Matters

Messier 38 draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #16 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]