NGC 2736

Summary

NGC 2736 is a H II region^[1]. It draws 79 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #12 of 78).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2736 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2736's image is recorded as The Pencil Nebula, a strangely shaped leftover from a vast explosion.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2736's instance of is recorded as H II region^[5].
• NGC 2736's constellation is recorded as Vela^[6].
• NGC 2736's follows is recorded as Vela Supernova Remnant^[7].
• NGC 2736's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2736^[8].
• NGC 2736's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2736^[9].
• NGC 2736's catalog code is recorded as RCW 37^[10].
• NGC 2736's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-03-01T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 2736's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bhbzb^[12].
• NGC 2736's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 2736^[13].
• NGC 2736's Commons gallery is recorded as NGC 2736^[14].
• NGC 2736's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+815'}^[15].
• NGC 2736's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2736^[16].
• NGC 2736's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2736^[17].
• NGC 2736's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+135.050'}^[18].
• NGC 2736's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-45.950'}^[19].
• NGC 2736's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[20].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2736 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2736 draws 79 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #12 of 78).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]