NGC 1980
Open cluster in the constellation Orion
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NGC 1980
Summary
NGC 1980 is a star cluster[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (star_cluster category, ranking #6 of 43).[2]
Key Facts
- NGC 1980 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
- NGC 1980's instance of is recorded as star cluster[4].
- NGC 1980's constellation is recorded as Orion[5].
- NGC 1980's part of is recorded as Orion Molecular Cloud Complex[6].
- NGC 1980's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1980[7].
- NGC 1980's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1980[8].
- NGC 1980's catalog code is recorded as LBN 209.84-19.13[9].
- NGC 1980's catalog code is recorded as LBN 977[10].
- NGC 1980's catalog code is recorded as OCl 529.0[11].
- NGC 1980's catalog code is recorded as C 0532-059[12].
- NGC 1980's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0586[13].
- NGC 1980's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-01-31T00:00:00Z[14].
- NGC 1980's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+2.5'}[15].
- NGC 1980's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+23.0'}[16].
- NGC 1980's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+550'}[17].
- NGC 1980's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1233fcwf[18].
- NGC 1980's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1980[19].
- NGC 1980's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1980[20].
- NGC 1980's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+83.8500'}[21].
- NGC 1980's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-5.9150'}[22].
- NGC 1980's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[23].
- NGC 1980's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.46'}[24].
- NGC 1980's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.73'}[25].
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Works and Contributions
NGC 1980 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
Why It Matters
NGC 1980 draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (star_cluster category, ranking #6 of 43).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]