NGC 2129

Summary

NGC 2129 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #37 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2129 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2129's image is recorded as NGC 2129 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2129's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2129's constellation is recorded as Gemini^[6].
• NGC 2129's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2129^[7].
• NGC 2129's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2129^[8].
• NGC 2129's catalog code is recorded as OCl 467^[9].
• NGC 2129's catalog code is recorded as OCl 467.0^[10].
• NGC 2129's catalog code is recorded as C 0558+233^[11].
• NGC 2129's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 105^[12].
• NGC 2129's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0704^[13].
• NGC 2129's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-11-16T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 2129's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ch1t9g^[15].
• NGC 2129's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.31'}^[16].
• NGC 2129's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.7'}^[17].
• NGC 2129's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+11.8'}^[18].
• NGC 2129's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11929860', 'amount': '+1.5'}^[19].
• NGC 2129's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2129^[20].
• NGC 2129's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2129^[21].
• NGC 2129's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+90.2792'}^[22].
• NGC 2129's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.3217'}^[23].
• NGC 2129's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[24].
• NGC 2129's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.51'}^[25].
• NGC 2129's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.33'}^[26].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2129's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2129^[8], OCl 467^[9], OCl 467.0^[10], C 0558+233^[11], OCISM 105^[12], and [KPS2012] MWSC 0704^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 2129 draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #37 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27]