NGC 1708

Summary

NGC 1708 is a star cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1708 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1708's image is recorded as NGC 1708 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1708's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[5].
• NGC 1708's constellation is recorded as Camelopardalis^[6].
• NGC 1708's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1708^[7].
• NGC 1708's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1708^[8].
• NGC 1708's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0458^[9].
• NGC 1708's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1831-02-16T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 1708's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+600'}^[11].
• NGC 1708's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1232zsyg^[12].
• NGC 1708's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1708^[13].
• NGC 1708's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1708^[14].
• NGC 1708's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+75.850'}^[15].
• NGC 1708's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+52.850'}^[16].
• NGC 1708's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[17].
• NGC 1708's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.18'}^[18].
• NGC 1708's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.21'}^[19].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1708 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1708 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]