NGC 2143

Summary

NGC 2143 is a star cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2143 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2143's image is recorded as NGC 2143 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2143's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[5].
• NGC 2143's constellation is recorded as Orion^[6].
• NGC 2143's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2143^[7].
• NGC 2143's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2143^[8].
• NGC 2143's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0711^[9].
• NGC 2143's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1831-02-02T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 2143's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+800'}^[11].
• NGC 2143's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121gvdb0^[12].
• NGC 2143's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2143^[13].
• NGC 2143's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2143^[14].
• NGC 2143's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+90.775'}^[15].
• NGC 2143's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.767'}^[16].
• NGC 2143's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[17].
• NGC 2143's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.43'}^[18].
• NGC 2143's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.26'}^[19].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2143 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2143 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]