NGC 2225

Summary

NGC 2225 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #43 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2225 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2225's image is recorded as NGC 2225 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2225's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2225's constellation is recorded as Monoceros^[6].
• NGC 2225's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2225^[7].
• NGC 2225's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2225^[8].
• NGC 2225's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0868^[9].
• NGC 2225's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-01-30T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 2225's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1213162y^[11].
• NGC 2225's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2225^[12].
• NGC 2225's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2225^[13].
• NGC 2225's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+96.6550'}^[14].
• NGC 2225's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-9.6400'}^[15].
• NGC 2225's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[16].
• NGC 2225's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.87'}^[17].
• NGC 2225's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.31'}^[18].

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Designation and Status

NGC 2225's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2225^[8] and [KPS2012] MWSC 0868^[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 2225 draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #43 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]