NGC 637

Summary

NGC 637 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #40 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 637 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 637's image is recorded as NGC 0637 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 637's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 637's constellation is recorded as Cassiopeia^[6].
• NGC 637's Commons category is recorded as NGC 637^[7].
• NGC 637's catalog code is recorded as NGC 637^[8].
• NGC 637's catalog code is recorded as OCL 329^[9].
• NGC 637's catalog code is recorded as OCl 329^[10].
• NGC 637's catalog code is recorded as C 0139+637^[11].
• NGC 637's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 77^[12].
• NGC 637's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0133^[13].
• NGC 637's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1787-11-09T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 637's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g9sp0s^[15].
• NGC 637's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.56'}^[16].
• NGC 637's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.2'}^[17].
• NGC 637's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-45.8'}^[18].
• NGC 637's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+7045'}^[19].
• NGC 637's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+2160'}^[20].
• NGC 637's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 637^[21].
• NGC 637's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 637^[22].
• NGC 637's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.7667'}^[23].
• NGC 637's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+64.0400'}^[24].
• NGC 637's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[25].
• NGC 637's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.38'}^[26].
• NGC 637's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.28'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 637's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 637^[8], OCL 329^[9], C 0139+637^[11], OCISM 77^[12], and [KPS2012] MWSC 0133^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 637 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #40 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]