NGC 2304

Summary

NGC 2304 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2304 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2304's image is recorded as NGC 2304 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2304's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2304's constellation is recorded as Gemini^[6].
• NGC 2304's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2304^[7].
• NGC 2304's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2304^[8].
• NGC 2304's catalog code is recorded as C 0652+180^[9].
• NGC 2304's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1019^[10].
• NGC 2304's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 55^[11].
• NGC 2304's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 120^[12].
• NGC 2304's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1783-12-30T00:00:00Z^[13].
• NGC 2304's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.0'}^[14].
• NGC 2304's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+43.40'}^[15].
• NGC 2304's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+14400'}^[16].
• NGC 2304's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121hg71d^[17].
• NGC 2304's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2304^[18].
• NGC 2304's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2304^[19].
• NGC 2304's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+103.75375'}^[20].
• NGC 2304's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.02056'}^[21].
• NGC 2304's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[22].
• NGC 2304's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-6.24'}^[23].
• NGC 2304's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.49'}^[24].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2304's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2304^[8], C 0652+180^[9], [KPS2012] MWSC 1019^[10], Melotte 55^[11], and Collinder 120^[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 2304 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]