NGC 220

Summary

NGC 220 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #42 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 220 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 220's image is recorded as NGC 0231 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 220's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 220's constellation is recorded as Tucana^[6].
• NGC 220's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud^[7].
• NGC 220's Commons category is recorded as NGC 220^[8].
• NGC 220's catalog code is recorded as NGC 220^[9].
• NGC 220's catalog code is recorded as ESO 29-3^[10].
• NGC 220's catalog code is recorded as OGLE-CL SMC 8^[11].
• NGC 220's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-08-12T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 220's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.39'}^[13].
• NGC 220's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.24'}^[14].
• NGC 220's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.61'}^[15].
• NGC 220's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.49'}^[16].
• NGC 220's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121765xl^[17].
• NGC 220's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 220^[18].
• NGC 220's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 220^[19].
• NGC 220's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.233167'}^[20].
• NGC 220's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-73.402806'}^[21].
• NGC 220's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[22].

Body

Geography

NGC 220's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud^[7].

Designation and Status

NGC 220's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 220^[9], ESO 29-3^[10], and OGLE-CL SMC 8^[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 220 draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #42 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]