NGC 4052

Summary

NGC 4052 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 4052 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 4052's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].
• NGC 4052's constellation is recorded as Crux^[5].
• NGC 4052's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4052^[6].
• NGC 4052's catalog code is recorded as OCl 870.0^[7].
• NGC 4052's catalog code is recorded as C 1159-629^[8].
• NGC 4052's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1991^[9].
• NGC 4052's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 8, 1837^[10].
• NGC 4052's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.8'}^[11].
• NGC 4052's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1209'}^[12].
• NGC 4052's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+180.300'}^[13].
• NGC 4052's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-63.217'}^[14].
• NGC 4052's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[15].
• NGC 4052's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.38'}^[16].
• NGC 4052's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.48'}^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 4052's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 4052 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]