NGC 886

Summary

NGC 886 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #42 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 886 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 886's image is recorded as NGC 0886 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 886's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 886's constellation is recorded as Cassiopeia^[6].
• NGC 886's Commons category is recorded as NGC 886^[7].
• NGC 886's catalog code is recorded as NGC 886^[8].
• NGC 886's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0186^[9].
• NGC 886's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1829-10-30T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 886's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1700'}^[11].
• NGC 886's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121960rt^[12].
• NGC 886's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 886^[13].
• NGC 886's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 886^[14].
• NGC 886's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+35.875'}^[15].
• NGC 886's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+63.767'}^[16].
• NGC 886's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[17].
• NGC 886's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.56'}^[18].
• NGC 886's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.24'}^[19].

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Designation and Status

NGC 886's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 886^[8] and [KPS2012] MWSC 0186^[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 886 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.^[20]