NGC 2899

Summary

NGC 2899 is a planetary nebula^[1]. It draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (planetary_nebula category, ranking #22 of 61).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2899 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2899's image is recorded as NGC 2899.png^[4].
• NGC 2899's instance of is recorded as planetary nebula^[5].
• NGC 2899's constellation is recorded as Vela^[6].
• NGC 2899's spectral class is recorded as G0^[7].
• NGC 2899's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2899^[8].
• NGC 2899's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2899^[9].
• NGC 2899's catalog code is recorded as ESO 166-13^[10].
• NGC 2899's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 09255-5553^[11].
• NGC 2899's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J09270302-5606211^[12].
• NGC 2899's catalog code is recorded as GSC2 S1111033685^[13].
• NGC 2899's catalog code is recorded as GUM 27^[14].
• NGC 2899's catalog code is recorded as PK 277-03 1^[15].
• NGC 2899's catalog code is recorded as RCW 43^[16].
• NGC 2899's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-02-27T00:00:00Z^[17].
• NGC 2899's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0809vq1^[18].
• NGC 2899's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.40'}^[19].
• NGC 2899's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.940'}^[20].
• NGC 2899's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.590'}^[21].
• NGC 2899's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.602'}^[22].
• NGC 2899's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+3.4'}^[23].
• NGC 2899's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1014'}^[24].
• NGC 2899's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2899^[25].
• NGC 2899's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2899^[26].
• NGC 2899's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+141.762583'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2899 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2899 draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (planetary_nebula category, ranking #22 of 61).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]