NGC 2579

Summary

NGC 2579 is a H II region^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2579 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2579's image is recorded as NGC 2579 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2579's instance of is recorded as H II region^[5].
• NGC 2579's constellation is recorded as Puppis^[6].
• NGC 2579's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2579^[7].
• NGC 2579's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2579^[8].
• NGC 2579's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 08189-3602^[9].
• NGC 2579's catalog code is recorded as ESO 370-8^[10].
• NGC 2579's catalog code is recorded as GUM 11^[11].
• NGC 2579's catalog code is recorded as PK 254+00 1^[12].
• NGC 2579's catalog code is recorded as C 0819-360^[13].
• NGC 2579's catalog code is recorded as SCM 35^[14].
• NGC 2579's catalog code is recorded as VdBH 13a^[15].
• NGC 2579's catalog code is recorded as [N75] 238^[16].
• NGC 2579's catalog code is recorded as [CAB2011] G254.69+0.21^[17].
• NGC 2579's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1474^[18].
• NGC 2579's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-02-01T00:00:00Z^[19].
• NGC 2579's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.5'}^[20].
• NGC 2579's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+1.5'}^[21].
• NGC 2579's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120hhjl_^[22].
• NGC 2579's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2579^[23].
• NGC 2579's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2579^[24].
• NGC 2579's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+125.23042'}^[25].
• NGC 2579's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-36.22306'}^[26].
• NGC 2579's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2579 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2579 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]