NGC 1261

globular cluster in the constellation Horologium
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NGC 1261

Summary

NGC 1261 is a globular cluster[1].

Key Facts

  • NGC 1261 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[2].
  • NGC 1261's image is recorded as Ngc 1261.jpg[3].
  • NGC 1261's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[4].
  • NGC 1261's constellation is recorded as Horologium[5].
  • NGC 1261's part of is recorded as Milky Way[6].
  • NGC 1261's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1261[7].
  • NGC 1261's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1261[8].
  • NGC 1261's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 1314 E[9].
  • NGC 1261's catalog code is recorded as C 0310-554[10].
  • NGC 1261's catalog code is recorded as GCl 5[11].
  • NGC 1261's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0263[12].
  • NGC 1261's catalog code is recorded as CPD-55 501[13].
  • NGC 1261's catalog code is recorded as HD 20189[14].
  • NGC 1261's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-09-28T00:00:00Z[15].
  • NGC 1261's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05f50wx[16].
  • NGC 1261's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 1261[17].
  • NGC 1261's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.63'}[18].
  • NGC 1261's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.79'}[19].
  • NGC 1261's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.474'}[20].
  • NGC 1261's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.995'}[21].
  • NGC 1261's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.744'}[22].
  • NGC 1261's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.582'}[23].
  • NGC 1261's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+53.3'}[24].
  • NGC 1261's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-1.27'}[25].
  • NGC 1261's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q531', 'amount': '+53100'}[26].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 1261 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[2].

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. [2] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Ultraviolet properties of Galactic globular clusters with GALEX. II. Integrated colors. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Ultraviolet properties of Galactic globular clusters with GALEX. II. Integrated colors. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-1261_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1261}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1261}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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