NGC 231

Summary

NGC 231 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #42 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 231 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 231's image is recorded as NGC 0231 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 231's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 231's constellation is recorded as Tucana^[6].
• NGC 231's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud^[7].
• NGC 231's Commons category is recorded as NGC 231^[8].
• NGC 231's catalog code is recorded as NGC 231^[9].
• NGC 231's catalog code is recorded as ESO 29-5^[10].
• NGC 231's catalog code is recorded as OGLE-CL SMC 11^[11].
• NGC 231's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-08-12T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 231's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.87'}^[13].
• NGC 231's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.01'}^[14].
• NGC 231's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.14'}^[15].
• NGC 231's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.62'}^[16].
• NGC 231's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.4'}^[17].
• NGC 231's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1214m5n7^[18].
• NGC 231's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 231^[19].
• NGC 231's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 231^[20].
• NGC 231's angular diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q209426', 'amount': '+1.26'}^[21].
• NGC 231's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.280167'}^[22].
• NGC 231's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-73.349556'}^[23].
• NGC 231's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[24].
• NGC 231's age estimated by a dating method is recorded as {'unit': 'Q20764', 'amount': '+85'}^[25].

Body

Geography

NGC 231's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud^[7].

Designation and Status

NGC 231's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 231^[9], ESO 29-5^[10], and OGLE-CL SMC 11^[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 231 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #42 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]