NGC 422

Summary

NGC 422 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #38 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 422 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 422's image is recorded as NGC422-hst-R814GB555.jpg^[4].
• NGC 422's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 422's constellation is recorded as Tucana^[6].
• NGC 422's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud^[7].
• NGC 422's Commons category is recorded as NGC 422^[8].
• NGC 422's catalog code is recorded as NGC 422^[9].
• NGC 422's catalog code is recorded as ESO 51-22^[10].
• NGC 422's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-09-21T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 422's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.26'}^[12].
• NGC 422's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.56'}^[13].
• NGC 422's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.45'}^[14].
• NGC 422's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.83'}^[15].
• NGC 422's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122cbtnb^[16].
• NGC 422's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 422^[17].
• NGC 422's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 422^[18].
• NGC 422's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.352083'}^[19].
• NGC 422's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-71.766389'}^[20].
• NGC 422's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[21].

Body

Geography

NGC 422's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud^[7].

Designation and Status

NGC 422's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 422^[9] and ESO 51-22^[10].

Why It Matters

NGC 422 draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #38 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]