NGC 663

Summary

NGC 663 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 37 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 663 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 663's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].
• NGC 663's constellation is recorded as Cassiopeia^[5].
• NGC 663's Commons category is recorded as NGC 663^[6].
• NGC 663's parent astronomical body is recorded as Perseus Arm^[7].
• NGC 663's catalog code is recorded as NGC 663^[8].
• NGC 663's catalog code is recorded as OCl 333^[9].
• NGC 663's catalog code is recorded as OCl 333.0^[10].
• NGC 663's catalog code is recorded as C 0142+610^[11].
• NGC 663's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 80^[12].
• NGC 663's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0139^[13].
• NGC 663's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 20^[14].
• NGC 663's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 11^[15].
• NGC 663's catalog code is recorded as Caldwell 10^[16].
• NGC 663's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1787-11-03T00:00:00Z^[17].
• NGC 663's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 663^[18].
• NGC 663's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.78'}^[19].
• NGC 663's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.1'}^[20].
• NGC 663's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-32.3'}^[21].
• NGC 663's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q531', 'amount': '+7900'}^[22].
• NGC 663's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+26.5375'}^[23].
• NGC 663's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+61.2350'}^[24].
• NGC 663's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[25].
• NGC 663's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.96'}^[26].
• NGC 663's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.52'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 663's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 663 has Wikipedia articles in 37 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]