NGC 2408

Summary

NGC 2408 is a star cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2408 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2408's image is recorded as NGC 2408 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2408's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[5].
• NGC 2408's constellation is recorded as Camelopardalis^[6].
• NGC 2408's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2408^[7].
• NGC 2408's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2408^[8].
• NGC 2408's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1830-01-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• NGC 2408's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122h722q^[10].
• NGC 2408's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2408^[11].
• NGC 2408's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2408^[12].
• NGC 2408's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+115.0375'}^[13].
• NGC 2408's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+71.6550'}^[14].
• NGC 2408's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[15].
• NGC 2408's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.61'}^[16].
• NGC 2408's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.76'}^[17].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2408 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2408 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]