NGC 2395

Summary

NGC 2395 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #43 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2395 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2395's image is recorded as NGC 2395 DSS.png^[4].
• NGC 2395's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2395's constellation is recorded as Gemini^[6].
• NGC 2395's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2395^[7].
• NGC 2395's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2395^[8].
• NGC 2395's catalog code is recorded as OCl 502^[9].
• NGC 2395's catalog code is recorded as C 0724+136^[10].
• NGC 2395's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 110^[11].
• NGC 2395's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1228^[12].
• NGC 2395's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 144^[13].
• NGC 2395's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-03-16T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 2395's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.81'}^[15].
• NGC 2395's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.0'}^[16].
• NGC 2395's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+1670'}^[17].
• NGC 2395's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122vl59_^[18].
• NGC 2395's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2395^[19].
• NGC 2395's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2395^[20].
• NGC 2395's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+111.7740'}^[21].
• NGC 2395's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.5840'}^[22].
• NGC 2395's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[23].
• NGC 2395's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.56'}^[24].
• NGC 2395's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.95'}^[25].

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Designation and Status

NGC 2395's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2395^[8], OCl 502^[9], C 0724+136^[10], OCISM 110^[11], [KPS2012] MWSC 1228^[12], and Collinder 144^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 2395 draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #43 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]