NGC 2186

Summary

NGC 2186 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2186 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2186's image is recorded as NGC 2186 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2186's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2186's constellation is recorded as Orion^[6].
• NGC 2186's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2186^[7].
• NGC 2186's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2186^[8].
• NGC 2186's catalog code is recorded as OCl 498^[9].
• NGC 2186's catalog code is recorded as C 0609+054^[10].
• NGC 2186's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0787^[11].
• NGC 2186's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-01-27T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 2186's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.20'}^[13].
• NGC 2186's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.7'}^[14].
• NGC 2186's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+20.1'}^[15].
• NGC 2186's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1445'}^[16].
• NGC 2186's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1214fpvz^[17].
• NGC 2186's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2186^[18].
• NGC 2186's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2186^[19].
• NGC 2186's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+93.0292'}^[20].
• NGC 2186's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.4583'}^[21].
• NGC 2186's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[22].
• NGC 2186's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.79'}^[23].
• NGC 2186's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.23'}^[24].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2186's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2186^[8], OCl 498^[9], C 0609+054^[10], and [KPS2012] MWSC 0787^[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 2186 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]