NGC 2343

Summary

NGC 2343 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2343 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2343's image is recorded as NGC 2343.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2343's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2343's constellation is recorded as Monoceros^[6].
• NGC 2343's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2343^[7].
• NGC 2343's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2343^[8].
• NGC 2343's catalog code is recorded as OCl 565^[9].
• NGC 2343's catalog code is recorded as C 0705-105^[10].
• NGC 2343's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 120^[11].
• NGC 2343's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1119^[12].
• NGC 2343's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 128^[13].
• NGC 2343's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-01-10T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 2343's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.05'}^[15].
• NGC 2343's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.7'}^[16].
• NGC 2343's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+14.9'}^[17].
• NGC 2343's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03'}^[18].
• NGC 2343's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1056'}^[19].
• NGC 2343's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120rrhw1^[20].
• NGC 2343's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2343^[21].
• NGC 2343's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2343^[22].
• NGC 2343's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+107.0250'}^[23].
• NGC 2343's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-10.6167'}^[24].
• NGC 2343's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[25].
• NGC 2343's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.20'}^[26].
• NGC 2343's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.01'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2343's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2343^[8], OCl 565^[9], C 0705-105^[10], OCISM 120^[11], [KPS2012] MWSC 1119^[12], and Collinder 128^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 2343 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]