NGC 146

Summary

NGC 146 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #40 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 146 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 146's image is recorded as NGC 0146 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 146's image is recorded as Kappa Cassiopeiae, NGC146 and NGC133.jpg^[5].
• NGC 146's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[6].
• NGC 146's constellation is recorded as Cassiopeia^[7].
• NGC 146's Commons category is recorded as NGC 146^[8].
• NGC 146's catalog code is recorded as NGC 146^[9].
• NGC 146's catalog code is recorded as OCl 299^[10].
• NGC 146's catalog code is recorded as C 0030+630^[11].
• NGC 146's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 65^[12].
• NGC 146's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0059^[13].
• NGC 146's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1829-10-27T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 146's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nbczds^[15].
• NGC 146's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.59'}^[16].
• NGC 146's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.1'}^[17].
• NGC 146's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+9889.3'}^[18].
• NGC 146's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+3032'}^[19].
• NGC 146's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 146^[20].
• NGC 146's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 146^[21].
• NGC 146's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.275'}^[22].
• NGC 146's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+63.300'}^[23].
• NGC 146's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[24].
• NGC 146's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.33'}^[25].
• NGC 146's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.77'}^[26].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 146's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 146^[9], OCl 299^[10], C 0030+630^[11], OCISM 65^[12], and [KPS2012] MWSC 0059^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 146 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #40 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]