NGC 588

Summary

NGC 588 is a H II region^[1]. It draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #34 of 78).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 588 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest^[3].
• NGC 588's image is recorded as NGC588 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 588's instance of is recorded as H II region^[5].
• NGC 588's constellation is recorded as Triangulum^[6].
• NGC 588's part of is recorded as Triangulum Galaxy^[7].
• NGC 588's Commons category is recorded as NGC 588^[8].
• NGC 588's catalog code is recorded as NGC 588^[9].
• NGC 588's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 01299+3023^[10].
• NGC 588's catalog code is recorded as [VBW78] 25^[11].
• NGC 588's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1861-10-02T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 588's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.44'}^[13].
• NGC 588's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.59'}^[14].
• NGC 588's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.40'}^[15].
• NGC 588's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.89'}^[16].
• NGC 588's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.16'}^[17].
• NGC 588's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1228ft55^[18].
• NGC 588's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 588^[19].
• NGC 588's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 588^[20].
• NGC 588's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.18833'}^[21].
• NGC 588's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+30.64833'}^[22].
• NGC 588's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[23].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 588 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 588 draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #34 of 78).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24]