NGC 2231

Summary

NGC 2231 is a globular cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2231 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2231's image is recorded as NGC 2231 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2231's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].
• NGC 2231's constellation is recorded as Dorado^[6].
• NGC 2231's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[7].
• NGC 2231's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2231^[8].
• NGC 2231's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2231^[9].
• NGC 2231's catalog code is recorded as ESO 87-6^[10].
• NGC 2231's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J06204312-6731069^[11].
• NGC 2231's catalog code is recorded as LW 466^[12].
• NGC 2231's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 884^[13].
• NGC 2231's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-12-23T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 2231's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.87'}^[15].
• NGC 2231's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.20'}^[16].
• NGC 2231's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.996'}^[17].
• NGC 2231's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.595'}^[18].
• NGC 2231's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.266'}^[19].
• NGC 2231's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+277.6'}^[20].
• NGC 2231's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+277.6'}^[21].
• NGC 2231's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.52'}^[22].
• NGC 2231's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120_gg0q^[23].
• NGC 2231's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2231^[24].
• NGC 2231's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2231^[25].
• NGC 2231's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+95.1797042'}^[26].
• NGC 2231's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-67.5186000'}^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 2231's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[7].

Designation and Status

NGC 2231's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2231^[9], ESO 87-6^[10], 2MASX J06204312-6731069^[11], LW 466^[12], and [SL63] 884^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 2231 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]