NGC 1647

Summary

NGC 1647 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1647 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1647's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].
• NGC 1647's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[5].
• NGC 1647's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1647^[6].
• NGC 1647's parent astronomical body is recorded as Orion Arm^[7].
• NGC 1647's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1647^[8].
• NGC 1647's catalog code is recorded as OCl 457.0^[9].
• NGC 1647's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 54^[10].
• NGC 1647's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 26^[11].
• NGC 1647's catalog code is recorded as C 0443+189^[12].
• NGC 1647's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0416^[13].
• NGC 1647's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-02-15T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 1647's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.82'}^[15].
• NGC 1647's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.4'}^[16].
• NGC 1647's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-2.3'}^[17].
• NGC 1647's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+539'}^[18].
• NGC 1647's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+71.4792'}^[19].
• NGC 1647's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+19.1150'}^[20].
• NGC 1647's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[21].
• NGC 1647's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.57'}^[22].
• NGC 1647's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.74'}^[23].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 1647's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 1647 has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]