NGC 2171

Summary

NGC 2171 is a star cluster^[1]. NGC 2171 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2171 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2171's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].
• NGC 2171's constellation is recorded as Mensa^[5].
• NGC 2171 is part of Large Magellanic Cloud^[6].
• NGC 2171's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2171^[7].
• NGC 2171's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2171^[8].
• NGC 2171's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J05582581-7039160^[9].
• NGC 2171's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 809^[10].
• NGC 2171's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-12-16T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 2171's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.973'}^[12].
• NGC 2171's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.640'}^[13].
• NGC 2171's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.556'}^[14].
• NGC 2171's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+89.6075500'}^[15].
• NGC 2171's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-70.6544556'}^[16].
• NGC 2171's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 2171's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].

Use and Application

NGC 2171 is part of Large Magellanic Cloud^[6].

Why It Matters

NGC 2171 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]