NGC 121

globular cluster in the constellation Tucana
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NGC 121

Summary

NGC 121 is a globular cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 121 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 121's image is recorded as NGC 121 Hubble WikiSky.jpg[4].
  • NGC 121's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[5].
  • NGC 121's constellation is recorded as Tucana[6].
  • NGC 121's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud[7].
  • NGC 121's Commons category is recorded as NGC 121[8].
  • NGC 121's catalog code is recorded as NGC 121[9].
  • NGC 121's catalog code is recorded as ESO 50-12[10].
  • NGC 121's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-09-20T00:00:00Z[11].
  • NGC 121's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nbgbtl[12].
  • NGC 121's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 121[13].
  • NGC 121's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.2'}[14].
  • NGC 121's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.24'}[15].
  • NGC 121's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 121[16].
  • NGC 121's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 121[17].
  • NGC 121's angular diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q209426', 'amount': '+1.5'}[18].
  • NGC 121's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.70417'}[19].
  • NGC 121's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-71.53611'}[20].
  • NGC 121's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[21].
  • NGC 121's age estimated by a dating method is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q524410', 'amount': '+10.9'}[22].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 121 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 121 has Wikipedia articles in 36 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. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Dust-enshrouded giants in clusters in the Magellanic Clouds. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Dust-enshrouded giants in clusters in the Magellanic Clouds. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Dust-enshrouded giants in clusters in the Magellanic Clouds. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . An accurate age determination for the Small Magellanic Cloud star cluster NGC 121 with the Hubble Space Telescope/Advanced Camera for Surveys. 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). NGC 121. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-121
MLA “NGC 121.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-121.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-121_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 121}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-121}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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