NGC 2051

Summary

NGC 2051 is a star cluster^[1]. NGC 2051 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2051 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2051's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].
• NGC 2051's constellation is recorded as Mensa^[5].
• NGC 2051 is part of Large Magellanic Cloud^[6].
• NGC 2051's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2051^[7].
• NGC 2051's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2051^[8].
• NGC 2051's catalog code is recorded as ESO 56-169^[9].
• NGC 2051's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 608^[10].
• NGC 2051's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-12-23T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 2051's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.69'}^[12].
• NGC 2051's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.03'}^[13].
• NGC 2051's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.040'}^[14].
• NGC 2051's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+84.034333'}^[15].
• NGC 2051's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-71.0118167'}^[16].
• NGC 2051's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 2051's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].

Use and Application

NGC 2051 is part of Large Magellanic Cloud^[6].

Why It Matters

NGC 2051 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]