NGC 1885

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NGC 1885

Summary

NGC 1885 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1885 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 1885's image is recorded as NGC 1885 DSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 1885's instance of is recorded as open cluster[5].
  • NGC 1885's constellation is recorded as Dorado[6].
  • NGC 1885's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud[7].
  • NGC 1885's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1885[8].
  • NGC 1885's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1885[9].
  • NGC 1885's catalog code is recorded as ESO 56-88[10].
  • NGC 1885's catalog code is recorded as OGLE-CL LMC 261[11].
  • NGC 1885's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 338[12].
  • NGC 1885's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-01-31T00:00:00Z[13].
  • NGC 1885's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.97'}[14].
  • NGC 1885's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.35'}[15].
  • NGC 1885's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122z7r3b[16].
  • NGC 1885's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1885[17].
  • NGC 1885's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1885[18].
  • NGC 1885's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+78.786917'}[19].
  • NGC 1885's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-68.9800944'}[20].
  • NGC 1885's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[21].

Body

Geography

NGC 1885's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud[7].

Designation and Status

NGC 1885's instance of is recorded as open cluster[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1885[9], ESO 56-88[10], OGLE-CL LMC 261[11], and [SL63] 338[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 1885 has Wikipedia articles in 8 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] . 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. 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] . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. 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 1885. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1885
MLA “NGC 1885.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1885.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-1885_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1885}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1885}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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