NGC 7209

Summary

NGC 7209 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #41 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 7209 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 7209's image is recorded as NGC 7209.jpg^[4].
• NGC 7209's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 7209's constellation is recorded as Lacerta^[6].
• NGC 7209's Commons category is recorded as NGC 7209^[7].
• NGC 7209's catalog code is recorded as NGC 7209^[8].
• NGC 7209's catalog code is recorded as OCl 215.0^[9].
• NGC 7209's catalog code is recorded as C 2203+462^[10].
• NGC 7209's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3585^[11].
• NGC 7209's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 444^[12].
• NGC 7209's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 238^[13].
• NGC 7209's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1788-10-19T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 7209's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.24'}^[15].
• NGC 7209's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.7'}^[16].
• NGC 7209's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-9.7'}^[17].
• NGC 7209's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[18].
• NGC 7209's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1167'}^[19].
• NGC 7209's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122r2pvx^[20].
• NGC 7209's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 7209^[21].
• NGC 7209's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 7209^[22].
• NGC 7209's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+331.2792'}^[23].
• NGC 7209's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+46.4833'}^[24].
• NGC 7209's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[25].
• NGC 7209's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.16'}^[26].
• NGC 7209's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.04'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 7209's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 7209^[8], OCl 215.0^[9], C 2203+462^[10], [KPS2012] MWSC 3585^[11], Collinder 444^[12], and Melotte 238^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 7209 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #41 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]