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NGC 1502

open cluster in the constellation Camelopardalis
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NGC 1502

Summary

NGC 1502 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1502 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 1502's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 1502's constellation is recorded as Camelopardalis[5].
  • NGC 1502's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1502[6].
  • NGC 1502's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1502[7].
  • NGC 1502's catalog code is recorded as OCl 383[8].
  • NGC 1502's catalog code is recorded as OCl 383.0[9].
  • NGC 1502's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 45[10].
  • NGC 1502's catalog code is recorded as C 0403+622[11].
  • NGC 1502's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 94[12].
  • NGC 1502's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0343[13].
  • NGC 1502's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1787-11-03T00:00:00Z[14].
  • NGC 1502's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 1502[15].
  • NGC 1502's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.47'}[16].
  • NGC 1502's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.9'}[17].
  • NGC 1502's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-16.3'}[18].
  • NGC 1502's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11929860', 'amount': '+3.7'}[19].
  • NGC 1502's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+61.9583'}[20].
  • NGC 1502's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+62.3317'}[21].
  • NGC 1502's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[22].
  • NGC 1502's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.91'}[23].
  • NGC 1502's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.55'}[24].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 1502's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 1502 has Wikipedia articles in 33 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . A RAVE investigation on Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Properties of star clusters - I. Automatic distance and extinction estimates. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. 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] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 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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