NGC 1861

Summary

NGC 1861 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1861 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1861's image is recorded as NGC 1861 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1861's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 1861's constellation is recorded as Mensa^[6].
• NGC 1861's follows is recorded as Q1045740^[7].
• NGC 1861's followed by is recorded as NGC 1862^[8].
• NGC 1861's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[9].
• NGC 1861's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1861^[10].
• NGC 1861's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1861^[11].
• NGC 1861's catalog code is recorded as ESO 56-76^[12].
• NGC 1861's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 286^[13].
• NGC 1861's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1836-11-12T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 1861's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.16'}^[15].
• NGC 1861's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.63'}^[16].
• NGC 1861's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.285'}^[17].
• NGC 1861's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1223kjyl^[18].
• NGC 1861's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1861^[19].
• NGC 1861's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1861^[20].
• NGC 1861's angular diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q209426', 'amount': '+1.5'}^[21].
• NGC 1861's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+77.592125'}^[22].
• NGC 1861's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-70.7786722'}^[23].
• NGC 1861's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[24].

Body

Geography

NGC 1861's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[9].

Designation and Status

NGC 1861's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1861^[11], ESO 56-76^[12], and [SL63] 286^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 1861 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]