NGC 7538

Summary

NGC 7538 is a H II region^[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #31 of 78).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 7538 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 7538's image is recorded as NGC 7538 (noao-n7538calvert).jpg^[4].
• NGC 7538's instance of is recorded as H II region^[5].
• NGC 7538's constellation is recorded as Cepheus^[6].
• NGC 7538's Commons category is recorded as NGC 7538^[7].
• NGC 7538's catalog code is recorded as NGC 7538^[8].
• NGC 7538's catalog code is recorded as LBN 542^[9].
• NGC 7538's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 23113+6113^[10].
• NGC 7538's catalog code is recorded as LBN 111.58+00.77^[11].
• NGC 7538's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 3048^[12].
• NGC 7538's catalog code is recorded as SH 2-158^[13].
• NGC 7538's catalog code is recorded as Ced 209^[14].
• NGC 7538's catalog code is recorded as [WWB83] G111.54+0.78^[15].
• NGC 7538's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3707^[16].
• NGC 7538's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1787-11-03T00:00:00Z^[17].
• NGC 7538's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0263bhv^[18].
• NGC 7538's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-64.90'}^[19].
• NGC 7538's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11929860', 'amount': '+2.44'}^[20].
• NGC 7538's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 7538^[21].
• NGC 7538's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 7538^[22].
• NGC 7538's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+348.4050'}^[23].
• NGC 7538's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+61.5000'}^[24].
• NGC 7538's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[25].
• NGC 7538's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.67'}^[26].
• NGC 7538's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.40'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 7538 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 7538 draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #31 of 78).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]