NGC 2240

Summary

NGC 2240 is a star cluster^[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (star_cluster category, ranking #10 of 43).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2240 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2240's image is recorded as NGC2240 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg^[4].
• NGC 2240's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[5].
• NGC 2240's constellation is recorded as Auriga^[6].
• NGC 2240's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2240^[7].
• NGC 2240's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2240^[8].
• NGC 2240's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0900^[9].
• NGC 2240's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-01-03T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 2240's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+15.8'}^[11].
• NGC 2240's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+4000'}^[12].
• NGC 2240's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+450'}^[13].
• NGC 2240's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121_jrqm^[14].
• NGC 2240's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2240^[15].
• NGC 2240's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2240^[16].
• NGC 2240's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+98.2917'}^[17].
• NGC 2240's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+35.2500'}^[18].
• NGC 2240's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[19].
• NGC 2240's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.16'}^[20].
• NGC 2240's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.60'}^[21].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2240 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2240 draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (star_cluster category, ranking #10 of 43).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]