NGC 2236

Summary

NGC 2236 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #43 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2236 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2236's image is recorded as NGC 2236 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2236's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2236's constellation is recorded as Monoceros^[6].
• NGC 2236's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2236^[7].
• NGC 2236's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2236^[8].
• NGC 2236's catalog code is recorded as OCl 501.0^[9].
• NGC 2236's catalog code is recorded as C 0627+068^[10].
• NGC 2236's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0881^[11].
• NGC 2236's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-02-23T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 2236's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.08'}^[13].
• NGC 2236's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.5'}^[14].
• NGC 2236's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122h6dq4^[15].
• NGC 2236's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2236^[16].
• NGC 2236's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2236^[17].
• NGC 2236's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+97.4180'}^[18].
• NGC 2236's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.8170'}^[19].
• NGC 2236's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[20].
• NGC 2236's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.31'}^[21].
• NGC 2236's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.37'}^[22].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2236's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2236^[8], OCl 501.0^[9], C 0627+068^[10], and [KPS2012] MWSC 0881^[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 2236 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.^[23]