NGC 2546

Summary

NGC 2546 is a star cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2546 is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille^[3].
• NGC 2546's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].
• NGC 2546's constellation is recorded as Puppis^[5].
• NGC 2546's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2546^[6].
• NGC 2546's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2546^[7].
• NGC 2546's catalog code is recorded as C 0810-374^[8].
• NGC 2546's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1447^[9].
• NGC 2546's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1751-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 2546's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 2546^[11].
• NGC 2546's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.46'}^[12].
• NGC 2546's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.3'}^[13].
• NGC 2546's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+15.7'}^[14].
• NGC 2546's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01'}^[15].
• NGC 2546's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+919'}^[16].
• NGC 2546's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+123.0625'}^[17].
• NGC 2546's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-37.5950'}^[18].
• NGC 2546's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[19].
• NGC 2546's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+3.18'}^[20].
• NGC 2546's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.41'}^[21].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 2546's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 2546 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]