NGC 1662

Summary

NGC 1662 is a star cluster^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (star_cluster category, ranking #13 of 43).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1662 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1662's image is recorded as NGC 1662 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1662's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[5].
• NGC 1662's constellation is recorded as Orion^[6].
• NGC 1662's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1662^[7].
• NGC 1662's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1662^[8].
• NGC 1662's catalog code is recorded as C 0445+108^[9].
• NGC 1662's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0425^[10].
• NGC 1662's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-01-18T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 1662's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 1662^[12].
• NGC 1662's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.0'}^[13].
• NGC 1662's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.4'}^[14].
• NGC 1662's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-13.8'}^[15].
• NGC 1662's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.11'}^[16].
• NGC 1662's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+437'}^[17].
• NGC 1662's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121_4hf7^[18].
• NGC 1662's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1662^[19].
• NGC 1662's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1662^[20].
• NGC 1662's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.1125'}^[21].
• NGC 1662's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.9367'}^[22].
• NGC 1662's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[23].
• NGC 1662's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.16'}^[24].
• NGC 1662's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.79'}^[25].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1662 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1662 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (star_cluster category, ranking #13 of 43).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]