NGC 306

Summary

NGC 306 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #41 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 306 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 306's image is recorded as NGC 0306 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 306's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 306's constellation is recorded as Tucana^[6].
• NGC 306's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud^[7].
• NGC 306's Commons category is recorded as NGC 306^[8].
• NGC 306's catalog code is recorded as NGC 306^[9].
• NGC 306's catalog code is recorded as ESO 29-23^[10].
• NGC 306's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1836-10-04T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 306's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.07'}^[12].
• NGC 306's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.08'}^[13].
• NGC 306's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.23'}^[14].
• NGC 306's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.40'}^[15].
• NGC 306's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122v8dwd^[16].
• NGC 306's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 306^[17].
• NGC 306's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 306^[18].
• NGC 306's angular diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q209426', 'amount': '+0.9'}^[19].
• NGC 306's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.559625'}^[20].
• NGC 306's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-72.240917'}^[21].
• NGC 306's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[22].
• NGC 306's age estimated by a dating method is recorded as {'unit': 'Q20764', 'amount': '+7.5'}^[23].

Body

Geography

NGC 306's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud^[7].

Designation and Status

NGC 306's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 306^[9] and ESO 29-23^[10].

Why It Matters

NGC 306 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #41 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24]