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IC 2488

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IC 2488

Summary

IC 2488 is a star cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 2488's instance of is recorded as star cluster[3].
  • IC 2488's constellation is recorded as Vela[4].
  • IC 2488's catalog code is recorded as IC 2488[5].
  • IC 2488's catalog code is recorded as C 0926-567[6].
  • IC 2488's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1671[7].
  • IC 2488's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.4'}[8].
  • IC 2488's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-2.6'}[9].
  • IC 2488's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08'}[10].
  • IC 2488's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1134'}[11].
  • IC 2488's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122jxclv[12].
  • IC 2488's SIMBAD ID is recorded as IC 2488[13].
  • IC 2488's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+141.9083'}[14].
  • IC 2488's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-57.0000'}[15].
  • IC 2488's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[16].
  • IC 2488's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+4.55'}[17].
  • IC 2488's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.11'}[18].

Why It Matters

IC 2488 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A RAVE investigation on Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . On the metallicity of open clusters. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). IC 2488. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ic-2488
MLA “IC 2488.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ic-2488.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ic-2488_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IC 2488}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ic-2488}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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