NGC 2318

Summary

NGC 2318 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2318 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2318's image is recorded as NGC 2318 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2318's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2318's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[6].
• NGC 2318's constellation is recorded as Canis Major^[7].
• NGC 2318's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2318^[8].
• NGC 2318's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1050^[9].
• NGC 2318's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2318^[10].
• NGC 2318's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-02-08T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 2318's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122rpggj^[12].
• NGC 2318's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2318^[13].
• NGC 2318's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2318^[14].
• NGC 2318's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+104.8700'}^[15].
• NGC 2318's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+104.862500'}^[16].
• NGC 2318's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-13.6620'}^[17].
• NGC 2318's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-13.698330'}^[18].
• NGC 2318's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[19].
• NGC 2318's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+2.43'}^[20].
• NGC 2318's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.17'}^[21].
• NGC 2318's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.54'}^[22].
• NGC 2318's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.04'}^[23].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include open cluster^[5] and galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include [KPS2012] MWSC 1050^[9] and NGC 2318^[10].

Why It Matters

NGC 2318 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]