Messier 48

Summary

Messier 48 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #26 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 48 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• Messier 48's image is recorded as Messier48 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg^[4].
• Messier 48's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• Messier 48's constellation is recorded as Hydra^[6].
• Messier 48's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[7].
• Messier 48's Commons category is recorded as Messier 48^[8].
• Messier 48's catalog code is recorded as M 48^[9].
• Messier 48's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2548^[10].
• Messier 48's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 179^[11].
• Messier 48's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 85^[12].
• Messier 48's catalog code is recorded as C 0811-056^[13].
• Messier 48's catalog code is recorded as [KPR2004b] 189^[14].
• Messier 48's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1454^[15].
• Messier 48's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1771-02-19T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Messier 48's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ttkn^[17].
• Messier 48's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 48^[18].
• Messier 48's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 48^[19].
• Messier 48's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.11'}^[20].
• Messier 48's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.8'}^[21].
• Messier 48's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+11.5'}^[22].
• Messier 48's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+1.2897'}^[23].
• Messier 48's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+41.5'}^[24].
• Messier 48's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+8.83'}^[25].
• Messier 48's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[26].
• Messier 48's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+1500'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 48's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[7].

Designation and Status

Messier 48's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 48^[9], NGC 2548^[10], Collinder 179^[11], Melotte 85^[12], C 0811-056^[13], and [KPR2004b] 189^[14].

Why It Matters

Messier 48 draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #26 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]