NGC 1605

Summary

NGC 1605 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #40 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1605 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1605's image is recorded as NGC 1605 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1605's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 1605's constellation is recorded as Perseus^[6].
• NGC 1605's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1605^[7].
• NGC 1605's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1605^[8].
• NGC 1605's catalog code is recorded as OCl 406^[9].
• NGC 1605's catalog code is recorded as OCl 406.0^[10].
• NGC 1605's catalog code is recorded as C 0431+451^[11].
• NGC 1605's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 98^[12].
• NGC 1605's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0394^[13].
• NGC 1605's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-12-11T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 1605's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.63'}^[15].
• NGC 1605's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.7'}^[16].
• NGC 1605's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120lqcp1^[17].
• NGC 1605's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1605^[18].
• NGC 1605's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1605^[19].
• NGC 1605's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+68.7300'}^[20].
• NGC 1605's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+45.2750'}^[21].
• NGC 1605's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[22].
• NGC 1605's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.04'}^[23].
• NGC 1605's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.97'}^[24].

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Designation and Status

NGC 1605's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1605^[8], OCl 406^[9], OCl 406.0^[10], C 0431+451^[11], OCISM 98^[12], and [KPS2012] MWSC 0394^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 1605 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #40 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]