NGC 2257

Summary

NGC 2257 is a globular cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2257 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2257's image is recorded as NGC 2257.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2257's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].
• NGC 2257's constellation is recorded as Dorado^[6].
• NGC 2257's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[7].
• NGC 2257's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2257^[8].
• NGC 2257's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2257^[9].
• NGC 2257's catalog code is recorded as ESO 87-24^[10].
• NGC 2257's catalog code is recorded as LW 481^[11].
• NGC 2257's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 895^[12].
• NGC 2257's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-11-30T00:00:00Z^[13].
• NGC 2257's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fpgs8_^[14].
• NGC 2257's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 2257^[15].
• NGC 2257's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.62'}^[16].
• NGC 2257's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.24'}^[17].
• NGC 2257's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+301.6'}^[18].
• NGC 2257's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+301.6'}^[19].
• NGC 2257's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-1.59'}^[20].
• NGC 2257's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2257^[21].
• NGC 2257's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2257^[22].
• NGC 2257's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+97.5500'}^[23].
• NGC 2257's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-64.3267'}^[24].
• NGC 2257's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[25].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 2257 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2257 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]