NGC 2140

Summary

NGC 2140 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2140 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2140's image is recorded as NGC 2140 Aladin.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2140's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2140's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[6].
• NGC 2140's constellation is recorded as Dorado^[7].
• NGC 2140's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[8].
• NGC 2140's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2140^[9].
• NGC 2140's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2140^[10].
• NGC 2140's catalog code is recorded as ESO 57-51^[11].
• NGC 2140's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 773^[12].
• NGC 2140's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-12-23T00:00:00Z^[13].
• NGC 2140's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.44'}^[14].
• NGC 2140's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.65'}^[15].
• NGC 2140's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1232c7zb^[16].
• NGC 2140's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2140^[17].
• NGC 2140's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2140^[18].
• NGC 2140's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+88.572792'}^[19].
• NGC 2140's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-68.6001056'}^[20].
• NGC 2140's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[21].

Body

Geography

NGC 2140's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include open cluster^[5] and galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2140^[10], ESO 57-51^[11], and [SL63] 773^[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 2140 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]