NGC 2658

Summary

NGC 2658 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2658 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop^[3].
• NGC 2658's image is recorded as NGC 2658 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2658's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2658's constellation is recorded as Pyxis^[6].
• NGC 2658's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2658^[7].
• NGC 2658's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2658^[8].
• NGC 2658's catalog code is recorded as OCl 723.0^[9].
• NGC 2658's catalog code is recorded as C 0841-324^[10].
• NGC 2658's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1542^[11].
• NGC 2658's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-05-28T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 2658's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.2'}^[13].
• NGC 2658's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.01'}^[14].
• NGC 2658's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11929860', 'amount': '+2.80'}^[15].
• NGC 2658's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121hdnc8^[16].
• NGC 2658's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2658^[17].
• NGC 2658's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2658^[18].
• NGC 2658's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+130.8750'}^[19].
• NGC 2658's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-32.6650'}^[20].
• NGC 2658's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[21].
• NGC 2658's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.66'}^[22].
• NGC 2658's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.51'}^[23].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2658's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2658^[8], OCl 723.0^[9], C 0841-324^[10], and [KPS2012] MWSC 1542^[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 2658 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]