NGC 2117

Summary

NGC 2117 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2117 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2117's image is recorded as NGC 2117 Aladin.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2117's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2117's constellation is recorded as Dorado^[6].
• NGC 2117's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[7].
• NGC 2117's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2117^[8].
• NGC 2117's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2117^[9].
• NGC 2117's catalog code is recorded as ESO 86-33^[10].
• NGC 2117's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 718^[11].
• NGC 2117's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-11-23T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 2117's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.65'}^[13].
• NGC 2117's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.01'}^[14].
• NGC 2117's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121tngkh^[15].
• NGC 2117's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2117^[16].
• NGC 2117's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2117^[17].
• NGC 2117's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+86.947583'}^[18].
• NGC 2117's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-67.4514611'}^[19].
• NGC 2117's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[20].

Body

Geography

NGC 2117's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[7].

Designation and Status

NGC 2117's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2117^[9], ESO 86-33^[10], and [SL63] 718^[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 2117 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]