NGC 294

Summary

NGC 294 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #39 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 294 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 294's image is recorded as NGC 0294 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 294's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 294's constellation is recorded as Tucana^[6].
• NGC 294's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud^[7].
• NGC 294's Commons category is recorded as NGC 294^[8].
• NGC 294's catalog code is recorded as NGC 294^[9].
• NGC 294's catalog code is recorded as ESO 29-22^[10].
• NGC 294's catalog code is recorded as OGLE-CL SMC 90^[11].
• NGC 294's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-04-11T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 294's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.24'}^[13].
• NGC 294's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.66'}^[14].
• NGC 294's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.67'}^[15].
• NGC 294's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.61'}^[16].
• NGC 294's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.95'}^[17].
• NGC 294's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120yknt9^[18].
• NGC 294's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 294^[19].
• NGC 294's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 294^[20].
• NGC 294's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.273292'}^[21].
• NGC 294's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-73.380389'}^[22].
• NGC 294's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[23].
• NGC 294's age estimated by a dating method is recorded as {'unit': 'Q20764', 'amount': '+320'}^[24].

Body

Geography

NGC 294's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud^[7].

Designation and Status

NGC 294's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 294^[9], ESO 29-22^[10], and OGLE-CL SMC 90^[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 294 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #39 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]