NGC 796

Summary

NGC 796 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #42 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 796 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 796's image is recorded as NGC 0796 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 796's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 796's constellation is recorded as Hydrus^[6].
• NGC 796's Commons category is recorded as NGC 796^[7].
• NGC 796's catalog code is recorded as NGC 796^[8].
• NGC 796's catalog code is recorded as ESO 30-6^[9].
• NGC 796's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-09-18T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 796's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121gzzx0^[11].
• NGC 796's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 796^[12].
• NGC 796's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 796^[13].
• NGC 796's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+29.1833'}^[14].
• NGC 796's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-74.2200'}^[15].
• NGC 796's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[16].

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Designation and Status

NGC 796's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 796^[8] and ESO 30-6^[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 796 draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #42 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17]