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NGC 188

open cluster in the constellation Cepheus
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NGC 188

Summary

NGC 188 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 45 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 188 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 188's image is recorded as NGC 188.jpg[4].
  • NGC 188's instance of is recorded as open cluster[5].
  • NGC 188's constellation is recorded as Cepheus[6].
  • NGC 188's part of is recorded as Milky Way[7].
  • NGC 188's Commons category is recorded as NGC 188[8].
  • NGC 188's catalog code is recorded as NGC 188[9].
  • NGC 188's catalog code is recorded as OCl 309.0[10].
  • NGC 188's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 6[11].
  • NGC 188's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 2[12].
  • NGC 188's catalog code is recorded as Caldwell 1[13].
  • NGC 188's catalog code is recorded as C 0039+850[14].
  • NGC 188's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0074[15].
  • NGC 188's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1831-11-03T00:00:00Z[16].
  • NGC 188's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03xd08[17].
  • NGC 188's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 188[18].
  • NGC 188's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.91'}[19].
  • NGC 188's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.1'}[20].
  • NGC 188's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/NGC-188[21].
  • NGC 188's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.5053'}[22].
  • NGC 188's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-41.86'}[23].
  • NGC 188's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}[24].
  • NGC 188's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.11'}[25].
  • NGC 188's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11929860', 'amount': '+1.7'}[26].
  • NGC 188's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+2301.442'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 188 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 188 has Wikipedia articles in 45 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Zirconium, barium, lanthanum, and europium abundances in open clusters. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . On the metallicity of open clusters. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Abundances of red giants in old open clusters. V. Be 31, Be 32, Be 39, M 67, NGC 188, and NGC 1193. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Integrated parameters of star clusters: a comparison of theory and observations. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-188_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 188}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-188}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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