NGC 3255

Summary

NGC 3255 is a star cluster^[1]. NGC 3255 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3255 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 3255's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].
• NGC 3255's constellation is recorded as Carina^[5].
• NGC 3255's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3255^[6].
• NGC 3255's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3255^[7].
• NGC 3255's catalog code is recorded as OCl 817^[8].
• NGC 3255's catalog code is recorded as C 1024-604^[9].
• NGC 3255's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1804^[10].
• NGC 3255's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-02-04T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 3255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.54'}^[12].
• NGC 3255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.0'}^[13].
• NGC 3255's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1445'}^[14].
• NGC 3255's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+156.6650'}^[15].
• NGC 3255's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-60.6820'}^[16].
• NGC 3255's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[17].
• NGC 3255's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.52'}^[18].
• NGC 3255's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.03'}^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 3255's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 3255 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]