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IC 348

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IC 348

Summary

IC 348 is an open cluster[1]. It draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #30 of 108).[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 348's image is recorded as Hubble image of LRLL 54361 and its surroundings.tif[3].
  • IC 348's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • IC 348's constellation is recorded as Perseus[5].
  • IC 348's Commons category is recorded as IC 348[6].
  • IC 348's catalog code is recorded as IC 348[7].
  • IC 348's catalog code is recorded as LBN 160.47-17.86[8].
  • IC 348's catalog code is recorded as LBN 758[9].
  • IC 348's catalog code is recorded as OCl 409[10].
  • IC 348's catalog code is recorded as OCl 409.0[11].
  • IC 348's catalog code is recorded as C 0341+321[12].
  • IC 348's catalog code is recorded as Ced 20[13].
  • IC 348's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 99[14].
  • IC 348's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0301[15].
  • IC 348's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1866-12-01T00:00:00Z[16].
  • IC 348's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gkz4vc[17].
  • IC 348's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+18.1'}[18].
  • IC 348's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1452.112'}[19].
  • IC 348's SIMBAD ID is recorded as IC 348[20].
  • IC 348's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+56.1417'}[21].
  • IC 348's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+32.1633'}[22].
  • IC 348's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[23].
  • IC 348's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-7.37'}[24].
  • IC 348's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+3.38'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

IC 348's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IC 348[7], LBN 160.47-17.86[8], LBN 758[9], OCl 409[10], OCl 409.0[11], and C 0341+321[12].

Why It Matters

IC 348 draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #30 of 108).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . A RAVE investigation on Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated parameters of star clusters: a comparison of theory and observations. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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