NGC 2194

Summary

NGC 2194 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #38 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2194 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2194's image is recorded as NGC 2194 AOFPK.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2194's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2194's constellation is recorded as Orion^[6].
• NGC 2194's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2194^[7].
• NGC 2194's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2194^[8].
• NGC 2194's catalog code is recorded as BD+12 1066^[9].
• NGC 2194's catalog code is recorded as C 0611+128^[10].
• NGC 2194's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0803^[11].
• NGC 2194's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-02-11T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 2194's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.03'}^[13].
• NGC 2194's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.5'}^[14].
• NGC 2194's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+7.50'}^[15].
• NGC 2194's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.06'}^[16].
• NGC 2194's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.09'}^[17].
• NGC 2194's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11929860', 'amount': '+2.90'}^[18].
• NGC 2194's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1217c25y^[19].
• NGC 2194's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2194^[20].
• NGC 2194's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2194^[21].
• NGC 2194's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+93.4420'}^[22].
• NGC 2194's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.8180'}^[23].
• NGC 2194's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[24].
• NGC 2194's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.88'}^[25].
• NGC 2194's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+2.10'}^[26].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2194's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2194^[8], BD+12 1066^[9], C 0611+128^[10], and [KPS2012] MWSC 0803^[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 2194 draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #38 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27]