NGC 1746

asterism in the constellation Taurus
Thing asterism Q1045078
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NGC 1746

Summary

NGC 1746 is an asterism[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1746 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest[3].
  • NGC 1746's instance of is recorded as asterism[4].
  • NGC 1746's constellation is recorded as Taurus[5].
  • NGC 1746's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1746[6].
  • NGC 1746's parent astronomical body is recorded as Orion Arm[7].
  • NGC 1746's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1746[8].
  • NGC 1746's catalog code is recorded as OCl 452[9].
  • NGC 1746's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 57[10].
  • NGC 1746's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 28[11].
  • NGC 1746's catalog code is recorded as C 0500+237[12].
  • NGC 1746's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0461[13].
  • NGC 1746's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1863-11-09T00:00:00Z[14].
  • NGC 1746's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 1746[15].
  • NGC 1746's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.1'}[16].
  • NGC 1746's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+75.9583'}[17].
  • NGC 1746's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+23.7700'}[18].
  • NGC 1746's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.24'}[19].
  • NGC 1746's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.58'}[20].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 1746's instance of is recorded as asterism[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 1746 has Wikipedia articles in 29 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] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . cseligman.com. Retrieved . cseligman.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . 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] . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . cseligman.com. Retrieved . cseligman.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 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). NGC 1746. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1746
MLA “NGC 1746.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1746.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-1746_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1746}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1746}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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