NGC 103

Summary

NGC 103 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #39 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 103 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 103's image is recorded as NGC 0103 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 103's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 103's constellation is recorded as Cassiopeia^[6].
• NGC 103's Commons category is recorded as NGC 103^[7].
• NGC 103's catalog code is recorded as NGC 103^[8].
• NGC 103's catalog code is recorded as OCl 291^[9].
• NGC 103's catalog code is recorded as OCl 291.0^[10].
• NGC 103's catalog code is recorded as C 0022+610^[11].
• NGC 103's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 62^[12].
• NGC 103's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0040^[13].
• NGC 103's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1829-10-05T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 103's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0271hrr^[15].
• NGC 103's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.28'}^[16].
• NGC 103's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.8'}^[17].
• NGC 103's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-116.70'}^[18].
• NGC 103's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 103^[19].
• NGC 103's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 103^[20].
• NGC 103's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.2700'}^[21].
• NGC 103's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+61.3400'}^[22].
• NGC 103's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[23].
• NGC 103's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.32'}^[24].
• NGC 103's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.44'}^[25].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 103's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 103^[8], OCl 291^[9], OCl 291.0^[10], C 0022+610^[11], OCISM 62^[12], and [KPS2012] MWSC 0040^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 103 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #39 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]