NGC 2609

Summary

NGC 2609 is a star cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2609 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2609's image is recorded as NGC 2609 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2609's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[5].
• NGC 2609's constellation is recorded as Carina^[6].
• NGC 2609's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2609^[7].
• NGC 2609's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2609^[8].
• NGC 2609's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1836-03-08T00:00:00Z^[9].
• NGC 2609's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120z_tc9^[10].
• NGC 2609's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2609^[11].
• NGC 2609's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2609^[12].
• NGC 2609's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+127.38333'}^[13].
• NGC 2609's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-61.11000'}^[14].
• NGC 2609's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[15].
• NGC 2609's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+5.10'}^[16].
• NGC 2609's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-4.20'}^[17].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2609 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2609 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]