IC 1396

Summary

IC 1396 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #22 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• IC 1396 is credited with the discovery of Edward Emerson Barnard^[3].
• IC 1396's image is recorded as 54345main ic1396 highres.jpg^[4].
• IC 1396's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• IC 1396's constellation is recorded as Cepheus^[6].
• IC 1396's Commons category is recorded as IC 1396^[7].
• IC 1396's catalog code is recorded as IC 1396^[8].
• IC 1396's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 46^[9].
• IC 1396's catalog code is recorded as OCl 222^[10].
• IC 1396's catalog code is recorded as OCl 222.0^[11].
• IC 1396's catalog code is recorded as C 2137+572^[12].
• IC 1396's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 439^[13].
• IC 1396's catalog code is recorded as Trumpler 37^[14].
• IC 1396's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1893-08-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• IC 1396's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-14.0'}^[16].
• IC 1396's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+835'}^[17].
• IC 1396's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1211h_pb^[18].
• IC 1396's SIMBAD ID is recorded as IC 1396^[19].
• IC 1396's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+324.750'}^[20].
• IC 1396's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+57.49000'}^[21].
• IC 1396's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[22].
• IC 1396's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-4.29'}^[23].
• IC 1396's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.19'}^[24].

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Designation and Status

IC 1396's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IC 1396^[8], OCISM 46^[9], OCl 222^[10], OCl 222.0^[11], C 2137+572^[12], and Collinder 439^[13].

Why It Matters

IC 1396 draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #22 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]