RCW 49

Summary

RCW 49 is a H II region^[1]. It draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #31 of 78).^[2]

Key Facts

• RCW 49 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• RCW 49's image is recorded as Stellar nursery Gum 29 aka RCW 49.jpg^[4].
• RCW 49's instance of is recorded as H II region^[5].
• RCW 49's instance of is recorded as star-forming region^[6].
• RCW 49's constellation is recorded as Carina^[7].
• RCW 49's Commons category is recorded as RCW 49^[8].
• RCW 49's has part is recorded as Westerlund 2^[9].
• RCW 49's catalog code is recorded as RCW 49^[10].
• RCW 49's catalog code is recorded as Gum 29^[11].
• RCW 49's catalog code is recorded as Kes 10^[12].
• RCW 49's catalog code is recorded as MHR 10^[13].
• RCW 49's catalog code is recorded as MSH 10-5-04^[14].
• RCW 49's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3247^[15].
• RCW 49's catalog code is recorded as GAL 284.31-00.33^[16].
• RCW 49's catalog code is recorded as GAL 284.3-00.3^[17].
• RCW 49's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cz89mw^[18].
• RCW 49's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+4200'}^[19].
• RCW 49's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+13700'}^[20].
• RCW 49's SIMBAD ID is recorded as GUM 29^[21].
• RCW 49's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.4040556'}^[22].
• RCW 49's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-57.7827778'}^[23].
• RCW 49's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[24].

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Works and Contributions

RCW 49 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

RCW 49 draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #31 of 78).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]