IC 2118

Summary

IC 2118 is a reflection nebula^[1]. It draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (reflection_nebula category, ranking #3 of 17).^[2]

Key Facts

• IC 2118 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• IC 2118's image is recorded as Witch head nebula.jpg^[4].
• IC 2118's instance of is recorded as reflection nebula^[5].
• IC 2118's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[6].
• IC 2118's constellation is recorded as Eridanus^[7].
• IC 2118's Commons category is recorded as IC 2118^[8].
• IC 2118's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1909^[9].
• IC 2118's catalog code is recorded as Ced 41^[10].
• IC 2118's catalog code is recorded as IC 2118^[11].
• IC 2118's catalog code is recorded as LBN 207.50-27.78^[12].
• IC 2118's catalog code is recorded as LBN 959^[13].
• IC 2118's catalog code is recorded as RNO 37^[14].
• IC 2118's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-12-20T00:00:00Z^[15].
• IC 2118's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047vgd^[16].
• IC 2118's different from is recorded as NGC 1909^[17].
• IC 2118's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1909^[18].
• IC 2118's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1909^[19].
• IC 2118's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+75.50'}^[20].
• IC 2118's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-7.90'}^[21].
• IC 2118's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[22].

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Works and Contributions

IC 2118 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

IC 2118 draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (reflection_nebula category, ranking #3 of 17).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]