NGC 2215

Summary

NGC 2215 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2215 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2215's image is recorded as NGC 2215 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2215's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2215's constellation is recorded as Monoceros^[6].
• NGC 2215's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2215^[7].
• NGC 2215's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2215^[8].
• NGC 2215's catalog code is recorded as C 0618-072^[9].
• NGC 2215's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0843^[10].
• NGC 2215's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 90^[11].
• NGC 2215's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 45^[12].
• NGC 2215's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-11-01T00:00:00Z^[13].
• NGC 2215's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.45'}^[14].
• NGC 2215's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.85'}^[15].
• NGC 2215's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-3.4'}^[16].
• NGC 2215's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1293'}^[17].
• NGC 2215's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1237jxv4^[18].
• NGC 2215's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2215^[19].
• NGC 2215's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2215^[20].
• NGC 2215's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+95.2042'}^[21].
• NGC 2215's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-7.2833'}^[22].
• NGC 2215's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[23].
• NGC 2215's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-5.59'}^[24].
• NGC 2215's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.10'}^[25].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2215's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2215^[8], C 0618-072^[9], [KPS2012] MWSC 0843^[10], Collinder 90^[11], and Melotte 45^[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 2215 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]