NGC 2461

Summary

NGC 2461 is a star^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2461 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].
• NGC 2461's image is recorded as NGC 2461 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2461's instance of is recorded as star^[5].
• NGC 2461's constellation is recorded as Lynx^[6].
• NGC 2461's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2461^[7].
• NGC 2461's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2461^[8].
• NGC 2461's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J07562638+5640221^[9].
• NGC 2461's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1851-02-20T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 2461's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1225qtp8^[11].
• NGC 2461's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2461^[12].
• NGC 2461's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+119.109431'}^[13].
• NGC 2461's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+56.673302'}^[14].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2461's instance of is recorded as star^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2461^[8] and 2MASS J07562638+5640221^[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 2461 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]