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NGC 381, a Common card
NGC 381 is an open cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, located at a distance of approximately 3,120 light-years from the Sun.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 49
- DEF
- 32
- Power
- 81
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 530
Power 81 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
NGC 381 quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the NGC 381 card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
This is a Trumpler class III 1 m cluster of ______ age, estimated at 316 million years.
Answer
intermediate. This is a Trumpler class III 1 m cluster of intermediate age, estimated at 316 million years. From the NGC 381 article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Credit for the discovery of this cluster was given to Caroline Herschel by her brother William in ____, although she may never have actually seen it.
Answer
1780s. Credit for the discovery of this cluster was given to Caroline Herschel by her brother William in 1787, although she may never have actually seen it. From the NGC 381 article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Berthold Sigismund. Berthold Sigismund 56 · Blaga Aleksova 52 · NGC 381 49 · Bleien Radio Observatory 46 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Credit for the discovery of this cluster was given to Caroline Herschel by her brother William in 1787, although she may never have actually seen it.
- This is a Trumpler class III 1 m cluster of intermediate age, estimated at 316 million years.
- This class indicates the cluster is relatively weakly concentrated, with a small brightness range and an intermediate richness of stars.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The NGC 381 article was read about 530 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 49 and blocks with 32: each hit it takes is cut by 13 %.
How to get NGC 381
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, NGC 381 (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Donald Pelletier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
