NGC 2587

Summary

NGC 2587 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2587 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2587's image is recorded as NGC 2587 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2587's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2587's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[6].
• NGC 2587's constellation is recorded as Puppis^[7].
• NGC 2587's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2587^[8].
• NGC 2587's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2587^[9].
• NGC 2587's catalog code is recorded as ESO 431-7^[10].
• NGC 2587's catalog code is recorded as C 0821-293^[11].
• NGC 2587's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1482^[12].
• NGC 2587's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-01-22T00:00:00Z^[13].
• NGC 2587's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.2'}^[14].
• NGC 2587's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121bj_w4^[15].
• NGC 2587's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2587^[16].
• NGC 2587's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2587^[17].
• NGC 2587's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+125.8570'}^[18].
• NGC 2587's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-29.4930'}^[19].
• NGC 2587's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[20].
• NGC 2587's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+2.04'}^[21].
• NGC 2587's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.93'}^[22].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include open cluster^[5] and galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2587^[9], ESO 431-7^[10], C 0821-293^[11], and [KPS2012] MWSC 1482^[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 2587 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]