Messier 41

Summary

Messier 41 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #17 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 41 is credited with the discovery of Giovan Battista Hodierna^[3].
• Messier 41's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].
• Messier 41's constellation is recorded as Canis Major^[5].
• Messier 41 is part of Orion Arm^[6].
• Messier 41's Commons category is recorded as Messier 41^[7].
• Messier 41's catalog code is recorded as M 41^[8].
• Messier 41's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2287^[9].
• Messier 41's catalog code is recorded as OCl 597.0^[10].
• Messier 41's catalog code is recorded as C 0644-206^[11].
• Messier 41's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0978^[12].
• Messier 41's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1654^[13].
• Messier 41's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 41^[14].
• Messier 41's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 41^[15].
• Messier 41's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.5'}^[16].
• Messier 41's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.89'}^[17].
• Messier 41's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+26.2'}^[18].
• Messier 41's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.11'}^[19].
• Messier 41's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+2300'}^[20].
• Messier 41's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+693'}^[21].
• Messier 41's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+101.5042'}^[22].
• Messier 41's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-20.7567'}^[23].
• Messier 41's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[24].
• Messier 41's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.56'}^[25].
• Messier 41's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.16'}^[26].
• Messier 41's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.84'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 41 is part of Orion Arm^[6].

Designation and Status

Messier 41's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 41^[8], NGC 2287^[9], OCl 597.0^[10], C 0644-206^[11], and [KPS2012] MWSC 0978^[12].

Why It Matters

Messier 41 draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #17 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]