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NGC 2281

open cluster in the constellation Auriga
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NGC 2281

Summary

NGC 2281 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2281 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2281's image is recorded as NGC 2281.jpg[4].
  • NGC 2281's instance of is recorded as open cluster[5].
  • NGC 2281's constellation is recorded as Auriga[6].
  • NGC 2281's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2281[7].
  • NGC 2281's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2281[8].
  • NGC 2281's catalog code is recorded as HR 2496[9].
  • NGC 2281's catalog code is recorded as C 0645+411[10].
  • NGC 2281's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0989[11].
  • NGC 2281's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 116[12].
  • NGC 2281's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 51[13].
  • NGC 2281's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1788-03-04T00:00:00Z[14].
  • NGC 2281's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04ljd5l[15].
  • NGC 2281's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 2281[16].
  • NGC 2281's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.05'}[17].
  • NGC 2281's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.4'}[18].
  • NGC 2281's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+16.2'}[19].
  • NGC 2281's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+558'}[20].
  • NGC 2281's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2281[21].
  • NGC 2281's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2281[22].
  • NGC 2281's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+102.0708'}[23].
  • NGC 2281's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+41.0783'}[24].
  • NGC 2281's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[25].
  • NGC 2281's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-6.76'}[26].
  • NGC 2281's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.48'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 2281 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2281 has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . A RAVE investigation on Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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