NGC 1802

Summary

NGC 1802 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1802 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1802's image is recorded as NGC 1802 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1802's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 1802's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[6].
• NGC 1802's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1802^[7].
• NGC 1802's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1802^[8].
• NGC 1802's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0478^[9].
• NGC 1802's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-12-07T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 1802's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+400'}^[11].
• NGC 1802's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1237w0vl^[12].
• NGC 1802's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1802^[13].
• NGC 1802's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1802^[14].
• NGC 1802's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+77.575'}^[15].
• NGC 1802's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.133'}^[16].
• NGC 1802's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[17].
• NGC 1802's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.82'}^[18].
• NGC 1802's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.99'}^[19].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 1802's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1802^[8] and [KPS2012] MWSC 0478^[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 1802 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]