NGC 1257

Summary

NGC 1257 is a multiple star^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1257's image is recorded as NGC 1257 SDSS.jpg^[3].
• NGC 1257's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[4].
• NGC 1257's constellation is recorded as Perseus^[5].
• NGC 1257's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1257^[6].
• NGC 1257's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J03165958+4131454^[7].
• NGC 1257's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1257^[8].
• NGC 1257's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 239386706688641536^[9].
• NGC 1257's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1884-10-19T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 1257's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8201'}^[11].
• NGC 1257's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.756'}^[12].
• NGC 1257's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.495'}^[13].
• NGC 1257's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.383'}^[14].
• NGC 1257's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.5601'}^[15].
• NGC 1257's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1785.3955'}^[16].
• NGC 1257's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122dsn73^[17].
• NGC 1257's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1257^[18].
• NGC 1257's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1257^[19].
• NGC 1257's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+49.24833576024990'}^[20].
• NGC 1257's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+41.52926551606030'}^[21].
• NGC 1257's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[22].
• NGC 1257's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.643'}^[23].
• NGC 1257's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.020'}^[24].
• NGC 1257's Gaia ID is recorded as 239386706688641536^[25].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 1257's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J03165958+4131454^[7], NGC 1257^[8], and Gaia DR2 239386706688641536^[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 1257 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]