NGC 272

Summary

NGC 272 is a star cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 272 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest^[3].
• NGC 272's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].
• NGC 272's constellation is recorded as Andromeda^[5].
• NGC 272's Commons category is recorded as NGC 272^[6].
• NGC 272's catalog code is recorded as NGC 272^[7].
• NGC 272's catalog code is recorded as OCl 312^[8].
• NGC 272's catalog code is recorded as C 0048+355^[9].
• NGC 272's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1864-08-02T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 272's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 272^[11].
• NGC 272's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.5'}^[12].
• NGC 272's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.825'}^[13].
• NGC 272's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+35.833'}^[14].
• NGC 272's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 272's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 272 has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]