NGC 1987

Summary

NGC 1987 is a globular cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1987 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1987's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[4].
• NGC 1987's constellation is recorded as Mensa^[5].
• NGC 1987 is part of Large Magellanic Cloud^[6].
• NGC 1987's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1987^[7].
• NGC 1987's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1987^[8].
• NGC 1987's catalog code is recorded as ESO 56-131^[9].
• NGC 1987's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 486^[10].
• NGC 1987's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-11-03T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 1987's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 1987^[12].
• NGC 1987's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.1'}^[13].
• NGC 1987's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.683'}^[14].
• NGC 1987's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+81.820583'}^[15].
• NGC 1987's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-70.7372667'}^[16].
• NGC 1987's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 1987's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[4].

Use and Application

NGC 1987 is part of Large Magellanic Cloud^[6].

Why It Matters

NGC 1987 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]