NGC 2580

Summary

NGC 2580 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2580 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2580's image is recorded as NGC 2580 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2580's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2580's constellation is recorded as Puppis^[6].
• NGC 2580's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2580^[7].
• NGC 2580's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2580^[8].
• NGC 2580's catalog code is recorded as C 0819-301^[9].
• NGC 2580's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1476^[10].
• NGC 2580's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1837-02-05T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 2580's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.7'}^[12].
• NGC 2580's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1226splt^[13].
• NGC 2580's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2580^[14].
• NGC 2580's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2580^[15].
• NGC 2580's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+125.3770'}^[16].
• NGC 2580's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-30.2950'}^[17].
• NGC 2580's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[18].
• NGC 2580's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+2.63'}^[19].
• NGC 2580's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.41'}^[20].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2580's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2580^[8], C 0819-301^[9], and [KPS2012] MWSC 1476^[10].

Why It Matters

NGC 2580 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]