NGC 2261

Summary

NGC 2261 is a reflection nebula^[1]. It draws 34 Wikipedia views per month (reflection_nebula category, ranking #7 of 17).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2261 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2261's image is recorded as Ngc2261.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2261's instance of is recorded as reflection nebula^[5].
• NGC 2261's constellation is recorded as Monoceros^[6].
• NGC 2261's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2261^[7].
• NGC 2261's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2261^[8].
• NGC 2261's catalog code is recorded as GSC 00746-00435^[9].
• NGC 2261's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 0633+08B^[10].
• NGC 2261's catalog code is recorded as PLX 1550^[11].
• NGC 2261's catalog code is recorded as ALS 9076^[12].
• NGC 2261's catalog code is recorded as BD+08 1427^[13].
• NGC 2261's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 4313^[14].
• NGC 2261's catalog code is recorded as JP11 38^[15].
• NGC 2261's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 5203^[16].
• NGC 2261's catalog code is recorded as UBV M 341^[17].
• NGC 2261's catalog code is recorded as PLX 1550.00^[18].
• NGC 2261's catalog code is recorded as LBN 203.74+01.20^[19].
• NGC 2261's catalog code is recorded as LBN 920^[20].
• NGC 2261's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1783-12-26T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 2261's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qk3hz^[22].
• NGC 2261's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 2261^[23].
• NGC 2261's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9'}^[24].
• NGC 2261's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2261^[25].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2261 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2261 draws 34 Wikipedia views per month (reflection_nebula category, ranking #7 of 17).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]