Messier 93

Summary

Messier 93 is an open cluster^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 93 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• Messier 93's image is recorded as Messier object 093.jpg^[4].
• Messier 93's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• Messier 93's constellation is recorded as Puppis^[6].
• Messier 93's spectral class is recorded as I^[7].
• Messier 93's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].
• Messier 93's Commons category is recorded as Messier 93^[9].
• Messier 93's catalog code is recorded as M 93^[10].
• Messier 93's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2447^[11].
• Messier 93's catalog code is recorded as OCl 649.0^[12].
• Messier 93's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 160^[13].
• Messier 93's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 76^[14].
• Messier 93's catalog code is recorded as C 0742-237^[15].
• Messier 93's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1324^[16].
• Messier 93's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1781-03-20T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Messier 93's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03vvkc^[18].
• Messier 93's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 93^[19].
• Messier 93's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 93^[20].
• Messier 93's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.57'}^[21].
• Messier 93's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.2'}^[22].
• Messier 93's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+10'}^[23].
• Messier 93's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.9603'}^[24].
• Messier 93's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+22.37'}^[25].
• Messier 93's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.05'}^[26].
• Messier 93's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1037'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 93's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].

Designation and Status

Messier 93's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 93^[10], NGC 2447^[11], OCl 649.0^[12], Collinder 160^[13], Melotte 76^[14], and C 0742-237^[15].

Why It Matters

Messier 93 ranks in the top 9% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]