Messier 67

Summary

Messier 67 is an open cluster^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 67 is credited with the discovery of Johann Gottfried Koehler^[3].
• Messier 67's image is recorded as NGC2682 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg^[4].
• Messier 67's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• Messier 67's constellation is recorded as Cancer^[6].
• Messier 67's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[7].
• Messier 67's Commons category is recorded as Messier 67^[8].
• Messier 67's catalog code is recorded as M 67^[9].
• Messier 67's catalog code is recorded as HR 3515^[10].
• Messier 67's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2682^[11].
• Messier 67's catalog code is recorded as OCl 549.0^[12].
• Messier 67's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 204^[13].
• Messier 67's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 94^[14].
• Messier 67's catalog code is recorded as C 0847+120^[15].
• Messier 67's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1585^[16].
• Messier 67's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1779-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Messier 67's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tymq^[18].
• Messier 67's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 67^[19].
• Messier 67's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 67^[20].
• Messier 67's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.9'}^[21].
• Messier 67's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.6'}^[22].
• Messier 67's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/M67^[23].
• Messier 67's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+1.1325'}^[24].
• Messier 67's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+34.05'}^[25].
• Messier 67's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.01'}^[26].
• Messier 67's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+2700'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 67's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[7].

Designation and Status

Messier 67's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 67^[9], HR 3515^[10], NGC 2682^[11], OCl 549.0^[12], Collinder 204^[13], and Melotte 94^[14].

Why It Matters

Messier 67 ranks in the top 6% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).^[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]