NGC 1049

Summary

NGC 1049 is a globular cluster^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #32 of 58).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1049 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1049's image is recorded as NGC 1049 -HST05917 03R814GB555-asinh.png^[4].
• NGC 1049's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].
• NGC 1049's constellation is recorded as Fornax^[6].
• NGC 1049's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1049^[7].
• NGC 1049's parent astronomical body is recorded as Fornax Dwarf^[8].
• NGC 1049's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1049^[9].
• NGC 1049's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-06-017^[10].
• NGC 1049's catalog code is recorded as ESO 356-3^[11].
• NGC 1049's catalog code is recorded as C 0237-345^[12].
• NGC 1049's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-10-19T00:00:00Z^[13].
• NGC 1049's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05cxg2^[14].
• NGC 1049's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 1049^[15].
• NGC 1049's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.000133'}^[16].
• NGC 1049's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[17].
• NGC 1049's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.392'}^[18].
• NGC 1049's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.59'}^[19].
• NGC 1049's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.975'}^[20].
• NGC 1049's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.874'}^[21].
• NGC 1049's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+40'}^[22].
• NGC 1049's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+630000'}^[23].
• NGC 1049's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME Fornax H3^[24].
• NGC 1049's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1049^[25].
• NGC 1049's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+39.950667'}^[26].
• NGC 1049's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-34.257944'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 1049's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1049^[9], MCG-06-06-017^[10], ESO 356-3^[11], and C 0237-345^[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 1049 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #32 of 58).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]