NGC 3228

Summary

NGC 3228 is a star cluster^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (star_cluster category, ranking #12 of 43).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3228 is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille^[3].
• NGC 3228's image is recorded as NGC 3228 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 3228's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[5].
• NGC 3228's constellation is recorded as Vela^[6].
• NGC 3228's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3228^[7].
• NGC 3228's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3228^[8].
• NGC 3228's catalog code is recorded as OCl 800^[9].
• NGC 3228's catalog code is recorded as C 1019-514^[10].
• NGC 3228's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1794^[11].
• NGC 3228's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1751-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 3228's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.15'}^[13].
• NGC 3228's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.0'}^[14].
• NGC 3228's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+2.0323'}^[15].
• NGC 3228's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-22.4'}^[16].
• NGC 3228's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01'}^[17].
• NGC 3228's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+499'}^[18].
• NGC 3228's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121_j2g4^[19].
• NGC 3228's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 3228^[20].
• NGC 3228's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 3228^[21].
• NGC 3228's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+155.3417'}^[22].
• NGC 3228's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-51.7283'}^[23].
• NGC 3228's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[24].
• NGC 3228's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.6498'}^[25].
• NGC 3228's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.649'}^[26].
• NGC 3228's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-14.8800'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3228 is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3228 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (star_cluster category, ranking #12 of 43).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]