NGC 2355

Summary

NGC 2355 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #38 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2355 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2355's image is recorded as NGC 2355 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2355's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2355's constellation is recorded as Gemini^[6].
• NGC 2355's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2355^[7].
• NGC 2355's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2355^[8].
• NGC 2355's catalog code is recorded as C 0714+138^[9].
• NGC 2355's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1160^[10].
• NGC 2355's catalog code is recorded as [FSR2007] 0995^[11].
• NGC 2355's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 133^[12].
• NGC 2355's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 63^[13].
• NGC 2355's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-03-08T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 2355's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bbtgqq^[15].
• NGC 2355's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.7'}^[16].
• NGC 2355's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+35.0'}^[17].
• NGC 2355's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.04'}^[18].
• NGC 2355's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.05'}^[19].
• NGC 2355's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11929860', 'amount': '+1.9'}^[20].
• NGC 2355's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2355^[21].
• NGC 2355's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2355^[22].
• NGC 2355's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+109.2458'}^[23].
• NGC 2355's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+109.25833'}^[24].
• NGC 2355's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.7500'}^[25].
• NGC 2355's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.76639'}^[26].
• NGC 2355's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2355's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2355^[8], C 0714+138^[9], [KPS2012] MWSC 1160^[10], [FSR2007] 0995^[11], Collinder 133^[12], and Melotte 63^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 2355 draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #38 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]