NGC 2247

Summary

NGC 2247 is a reflection nebula^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2247 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].
• NGC 2247's image is recorded as NGC 2247 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2247's instance of is recorded as reflection nebula^[5].
• NGC 2247's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source^[6].
• NGC 2247's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[7].
• NGC 2247's constellation is recorded as Monoceros^[8].
• NGC 2247's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2247^[9].
• NGC 2247's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2247^[10].
• NGC 2247's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 06303+1021^[11].
• NGC 2247's catalog code is recorded as LBN 201.63+00.64^[12].
• NGC 2247's catalog code is recorded as LBN 901^[13].
• NGC 2247's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 4508S^[14].
• NGC 2247's catalog code is recorded as Ced 81^[15].
• NGC 2247's catalog code is recorded as [B77] 94^[16].
• NGC 2247's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1857-02-14T00:00:00Z^[17].
• NGC 2247's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.5'}^[18].
• NGC 2247's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121bdh83^[19].
• NGC 2247's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2247^[20].
• NGC 2247's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2247^[21].
• NGC 2247's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+98.26839'}^[22].
• NGC 2247's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.32246'}^[23].
• NGC 2247's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[24].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2247 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2247 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]