NGC 436

Summary

NGC 436 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #40 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 436 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 436's image is recorded as NGC 0436 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 436's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 436's constellation is recorded as Cassiopeia^[6].
• NGC 436's Commons category is recorded as NGC 436^[7].
• NGC 436's catalog code is recorded as NGC 436^[8].
• NGC 436's catalog code is recorded as OCl 320^[9].
• NGC 436's catalog code is recorded as C 0112+585^[10].
• NGC 436's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 72^[11].
• NGC 436's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0111^[12].
• NGC 436's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1787-11-03T00:00:00Z^[13].
• NGC 436's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.01'}^[14].
• NGC 436's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.8'}^[15].
• NGC 436's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-74.4'}^[16].
• NGC 436's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+9831'}^[17].
• NGC 436's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1216f54t^[18].
• NGC 436's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 436^[19].
• NGC 436's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 436^[20].
• NGC 436's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.9917'}^[21].
• NGC 436's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+58.8117'}^[22].
• NGC 436's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[23].
• NGC 436's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.90'}^[24].
• NGC 436's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.38'}^[25].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 436's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 436^[8], OCl 320^[9], C 0112+585^[10], OCISM 72^[11], and [KPS2012] MWSC 0111^[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 436 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #40 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]