NGC 1557

Summary

NGC 1557 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1557 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1557's image is recorded as NGC 1557 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1557's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 1557's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[6].
• NGC 1557's constellation is recorded as Hydrus^[7].
• NGC 1557's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1557^[8].
• NGC 1557's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1557^[9].
• NGC 1557's catalog code is recorded as ESO 55-15^[10].
• NGC 1557's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0351^[11].
• NGC 1557's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-11-24T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 1557's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+4.96'}^[13].
• NGC 1557's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12372mm3^[14].
• NGC 1557's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1557^[15].
• NGC 1557's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1557^[16].
• NGC 1557's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+63.2958'}^[17].
• NGC 1557's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-70.4717'}^[18].
• NGC 1557's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[19].
• NGC 1557's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+5.53'}^[20].
• NGC 1557's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+2.71'}^[21].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include open cluster^[5] and galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1557^[9], ESO 55-15^[10], and [KPS2012] MWSC 0351^[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 1557 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]