Messier 47

Summary

Messier 47 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #20 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 47 is credited with the discovery of Giovan Battista Hodierna^[3].
• Messier 47's image is recorded as Messier 047 2MASS.jpg^[4].
• Messier 47's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• Messier 47's constellation is recorded as Puppis^[6].
• Messier 47's spectral class is recorded as II^[7].
• Messier 47's Commons category is recorded as Messier 47^[8].
• Messier 47's catalog code is recorded as M 47^[9].
• Messier 47's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2422^[10].
• Messier 47's catalog code is recorded as OCl 596.0^[11].
• Messier 47's catalog code is recorded as C 0734-143^[12].
• Messier 47's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1278^[13].
• Messier 47's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1654-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Messier 47's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tthq^[15].
• Messier 47's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 47^[16].
• Messier 47's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 47^[17].
• Messier 47's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.42'}^[18].
• Messier 47's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+6'}^[19].
• Messier 47's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+2.0690'}^[20].
• Messier 47's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+36.21'}^[21].
• Messier 47's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[22].
• Messier 47's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+1600'}^[23].
• Messier 47's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+542.001'}^[24].
• Messier 47's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2422^[25].
• Messier 47's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2422^[26].
• Messier 47's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+114.1458'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Messier 47's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 47^[9], NGC 2422^[10], OCl 596.0^[11], C 0734-143^[12], and [KPS2012] MWSC 1278^[13].

Why It Matters

Messier 47 draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #20 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]