NGC 2374

Summary

NGC 2374 is a star cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2374 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2374's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].
• NGC 2374's constellation is recorded as Canis Major^[5].
• NGC 2374's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2374^[6].
• NGC 2374's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2374^[7].
• NGC 2374's catalog code is recorded as OCl 585^[8].
• NGC 2374's catalog code is recorded as C 0721-131^[9].
• NGC 2374's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1206^[10].
• NGC 2374's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-01-31T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 2374's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.46'}^[12].
• NGC 2374's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.0'}^[13].
• NGC 2374's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+27.2'}^[14].
• NGC 2374's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1468'}^[15].
• NGC 2374's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+110.9833'}^[16].
• NGC 2374's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-13.2633'}^[17].
• NGC 2374's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[18].
• NGC 2374's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.76'}^[19].
• NGC 2374's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.78'}^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 2374's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 2374 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]