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NGC 2158

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NGC 2158

Summary

NGC 2158 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2158 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2158's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 2158's constellation is recorded as Gemini[5].
  • NGC 2158's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2158[6].
  • NGC 2158's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2158[7].
  • NGC 2158's catalog code is recorded as OCl 468[8].
  • NGC 2158's catalog code is recorded as C 0604+241[9].
  • NGC 2158's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0733[10].
  • NGC 2158's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 40[11].
  • NGC 2158's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 81[12].
  • NGC 2158's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-11-16T00:00:00Z[13].
  • NGC 2158's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 2158[14].
  • NGC 2158's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.49'}[15].
  • NGC 2158's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.6'}[16].
  • NGC 2158's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.1833'}[17].
  • NGC 2158's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+26.64'}[18].
  • NGC 2158's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-0.05'}[19].
  • NGC 2158's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-0.32'}[20].
  • NGC 2158's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+8472.274'}[21].
  • NGC 2158's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+91.8542'}[22].
  • NGC 2158's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+24.0967'}[23].
  • NGC 2158's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[24].
  • NGC 2158's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.9932'}[25].
  • NGC 2158's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.993'}[26].
  • NGC 2158's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.1665'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 2158's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 2158 has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . cseligman.com. Retrieved . cseligman.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Zirconium, barium, lanthanum, and europium abundances in open clusters. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . On the metallicity of open clusters. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Integrated parameters of star clusters: a comparison of theory and observations. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Blue Stragglers in Galactic Open Clusters and Integrated Spectral Energy Distributions. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Blue Stragglers in Galactic Open Clusters and Integrated Spectral Energy Distributions. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Blue Stragglers in Galactic Open Clusters and Integrated Spectral Energy Distributions. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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