NGC 971

Summary

NGC 971 is a star^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 971 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].
• NGC 971's image is recorded as NGC 0971 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 971's instance of is recorded as star^[5].
• NGC 971's constellation is recorded as Triangulum^[6].
• NGC 971's Commons category is recorded as NGC 971^[7].
• NGC 971's catalog code is recorded as NGC 971^[8].
• NGC 971's catalog code is recorded as PGC 9787^[9].
• NGC 971's catalog code is recorded as UCAC2 43219327^[10].
• NGC 971's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J02341599+3258469^[11].
• NGC 971's catalog code is recorded as UCAC3 246-16368^[12].
• NGC 971's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 615-007242^[13].
• NGC 971's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 134234121891696128^[14].
• NGC 971's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1850-09-14T00:00:00Z^[15].
• NGC 971's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.11'}^[16].
• NGC 971's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.79'}^[17].
• NGC 971's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.28'}^[18].
• NGC 971's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.1312'}^[19].
• NGC 971's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.029'}^[20].
• NGC 971's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.431'}^[21].
• NGC 971's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.193'}^[22].
• NGC 971's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+2.8300'}^[23].
• NGC 971's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+353.3569'}^[24].
• NGC 971's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1225wd9g^[25].
• NGC 971's SIMBAD ID is recorded as UCAC2 43219327^[26].
• NGC 971's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 971^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 971's instance of is recorded as star^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 971^[8], PGC 9787^[9], UCAC2 43219327^[10], 2MASS J02341599+3258469^[11], UCAC3 246-16368^[12], and UCAC4 615-007242^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 971 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]