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NGC 2232

open cluster in the constellation Monoceros
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NGC 2232

Summary

NGC 2232 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2232 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2232's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 2232's constellation is recorded as Monoceros[5].
  • NGC 2232's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2232[6].
  • NGC 2232's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2232[7].
  • NGC 2232's catalog code is recorded as C 0624-047[8].
  • NGC 2232's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0871[9].
  • NGC 2232's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 93[10].
  • NGC 2232's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-10-16T00:00:00Z[11].
  • NGC 2232's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 2232[12].
  • NGC 2232's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+3.0710'}[13].
  • NGC 2232's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+24.22'}[14].
  • NGC 2232's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.11'}[15].
  • NGC 2232's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+325'}[16].
  • NGC 2232's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+96.8125'}[17].
  • NGC 2232's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-4.7583'}[18].
  • NGC 2232's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[19].
  • NGC 2232's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.9014'}[20].
  • NGC 2232's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.901'}[21].
  • NGC 2232's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-4.7737'}[22].
  • NGC 2232's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-4.773'}[23].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 2232's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 2232 has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . On the metallicity of open clusters. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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