NGC 2116

Summary

NGC 2116 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2116 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop^[3].
• NGC 2116's image is recorded as NGC 2116 Aladin.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2116's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2116's constellation is recorded as Dorado^[6].
• NGC 2116's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[7].
• NGC 2116's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2116^[8].
• NGC 2116's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2116^[9].
• NGC 2116's catalog code is recorded as ESO 57-38^[10].
• NGC 2116's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 715^[11].
• NGC 2116's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-09-27T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 2116's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.92'}^[13].
• NGC 2116's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.16'}^[14].
• NGC 2116's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1236yrk3^[15].
• NGC 2116's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2116^[16].
• NGC 2116's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2116^[17].
• NGC 2116's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+86.813083'}^[18].
• NGC 2116's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-68.5079806'}^[19].
• NGC 2116's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[20].

Body

Geography

NGC 2116's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[7].

Designation and Status

NGC 2116's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2116^[9], ESO 57-38^[10], and [SL63] 715^[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 2116 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]