NGC 8

Summary

NGC 8 is a double star^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (double_star category, ranking #22 of 47).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 8 is credited with the discovery of Otto Wilhelm von Struve^[3].
• NGC 8 is credited with the discovery of Otto Struve^[4].
• NGC 8's image is recorded as NGC 0008 SDSS.jpg^[5].
• NGC 8's instance of is recorded as double star^[6].
• NGC 8's constellation is recorded as Pegasus^[7].
• NGC 8's Commons category is recorded as NGC 8^[8].
• NGC 8's catalog code is recorded as NGC 8^[9].
• NGC 8's catalog code is recorded as PGC 648^[10].
• NGC 8's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 648^[11].
• NGC 8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1865-09-29T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05mr17z^[13].
• NGC 8's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}^[14].
• NGC 8's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.5'}^[15].
• NGC 8's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 8^[16].
• NGC 8's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 8^[17].
• NGC 8's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 648^[18].
• NGC 8's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.18875'}^[19].
• NGC 8's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.83861'}^[20].
• NGC 8's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[21].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 8's instance of is recorded as double star^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 8^[9], PGC 648^[10], and LEDA 648^[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 8 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (double_star category, ranking #22 of 47).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]