NGC 299

Summary

NGC 299 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #39 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 299 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 299's image is recorded as NGC 299 - Potw1642a.tiff^[4].
• NGC 299's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 299's constellation is recorded as Tucana^[6].
• NGC 299's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud^[7].
• NGC 299's Commons category is recorded as NGC 299^[8].
• NGC 299's catalog code is recorded as NGC 299^[9].
• NGC 299's catalog code is recorded as ESO 51-5^[10].
• NGC 299's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-08-12T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 299's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.73'}^[12].
• NGC 299's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.71'}^[13].
• NGC 299's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.05'}^[14].
• NGC 299's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.67'}^[15].
• NGC 299's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12221wnx^[16].
• NGC 299's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 299^[17].
• NGC 299's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 299^[18].
• NGC 299's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.353083'}^[19].
• NGC 299's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-72.196556'}^[20].
• NGC 299's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[21].

Body

Geography

NGC 299's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud^[7].

Designation and Status

NGC 299's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 299^[9] and ESO 51-5^[10].

Why It Matters

NGC 299 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.^[22]