NGC 1966
emission nebula in the constellation of Dorado
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NGC 1966
Summary
NGC 1966 is an emission nebula[1]. NGC 1966 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- NGC 1966 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
- NGC 1966's image is recorded as NGC 1966 DSS.jpg[4].
- NGC 1966's instance of is recorded as emission nebula[5].
- NGC 1966's constellation is recorded as Dorado[6].
- NGC 1966's part of is recorded as LH 58[7].
- NGC 1966's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1966[8].
- NGC 1966's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1966[9].
- NGC 1966's catalog code is recorded as ESO 56-125[10].
- NGC 1966's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-01-31T00:00:00Z[11].
- NGC 1966's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.83'}[12].
- NGC 1966's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11b6_mc_v0[13].
- NGC 1966's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1966[14].
- NGC 1966's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1966[15].
- NGC 1966's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+81.62667'}[16].
- NGC 1966's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-68.81722'}[17].
- NGC 1966's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[18].
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Works and Contributions
NGC 1966 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
Why It Matters
NGC 1966 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]