NGC 2401

Summary

NGC 2401 is a star cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2401 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2401's image is recorded as NGC 2401 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2401's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[5].
• NGC 2401's constellation is recorded as Puppis^[6].
• NGC 2401's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2401^[7].
• NGC 2401's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2401^[8].
• NGC 2401's catalog code is recorded as OCl 588^[9].
• NGC 2401's catalog code is recorded as C 0727-138^[10].
• NGC 2401's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1241^[11].
• NGC 2401's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1793-03-08T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 2401's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[13].
• NGC 2401's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121m_hkx^[14].
• NGC 2401's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2401^[15].
• NGC 2401's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2401^[16].
• NGC 2401's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+112.3520'}^[17].
• NGC 2401's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-13.9720'}^[18].
• NGC 2401's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[19].
• NGC 2401's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+3.37'}^[20].
• NGC 2401's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-5.53'}^[21].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2401 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2401 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]