NGC 2659

Summary

NGC 2659 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #37 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2659 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2659's image is recorded as NGC 2659 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2659's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2659's constellation is recorded as Vela^[6].
• NGC 2659's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2659^[7].
• NGC 2659's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2659^[8].
• NGC 2659's catalog code is recorded as OCl 752.0^[9].
• NGC 2659's catalog code is recorded as C 0840-447^[10].
• NGC 2659's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1538^[11].
• NGC 2659's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-02-03T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 2659's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.75'}^[13].
• NGC 2659's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.6'}^[14].
• NGC 2659's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1713'}^[15].
• NGC 2659's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121dclx5^[16].
• NGC 2659's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2659^[17].
• NGC 2659's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2659^[18].
• NGC 2659's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+130.650'}^[19].
• NGC 2659's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-44.983'}^[20].
• NGC 2659's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[21].
• NGC 2659's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.99'}^[22].
• NGC 2659's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.09'}^[23].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2659's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2659^[8], OCl 752.0^[9], C 0840-447^[10], and [KPS2012] MWSC 1538^[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 2659 draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #37 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24]