NGC 2359

Summary

NGC 2359 is a H II region^[1]. It draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #18 of 78).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2359 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2359's image is recorded as NGC2359 - Noaoann10014a.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2359's instance of is recorded as H II region^[5].
• NGC 2359's instance of is recorded as emission nebula^[6].
• NGC 2359's constellation is recorded as Canis Major^[7].
• NGC 2359's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2359^[8].
• NGC 2359's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2359^[9].
• NGC 2359's catalog code is recorded as SH 2-298^[10].
• NGC 2359's catalog code is recorded as RCW 5^[11].
• NGC 2359's catalog code is recorded as LBN 227.66-00.09^[12].
• NGC 2359's catalog code is recorded as LBN 1041^[13].
• NGC 2359's catalog code is recorded as GUM 4^[14].
• NGC 2359's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-01-31T00:00:00Z^[15].
• NGC 2359's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hnv0y^[16].
• NGC 2359's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 2359^[17].
• NGC 2359's Commons gallery is recorded as NGC 2359^[18].
• NGC 2359's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2359^[19].
• NGC 2359's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2359^[20].
• NGC 2359's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+109.6250000'}^[21].
• NGC 2359's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-13.2266667'}^[22].
• NGC 2359's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[23].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2359 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2359 draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #18 of 78).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]