NGC 241

Summary

NGC 241 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #42 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 241 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 241's image is recorded as NGC 0241 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 241's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 241's constellation is recorded as Tucana^[6].
• NGC 241's Commons category is recorded as NGC 241^[7].
• NGC 241's catalog code is recorded as NGC 241^[8].
• NGC 241's catalog code is recorded as OGLE-CL SMC 17^[9].
• NGC 241's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-08-12T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 241's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.1'}^[11].
• NGC 241's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122wh53_^[12].
• NGC 241's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 241^[13].
• NGC 241's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 241^[14].
• NGC 241's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.886417'}^[15].
• NGC 241's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-73.440389'}^[16].
• NGC 241's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[17].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 241's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 241^[8] and OGLE-CL SMC 17^[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 241 draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #42 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18]