NGC 1931

nebula and open cluster in the constellation Auriga
Thing emission_nebula Q921266
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NGC 1931

Summary

NGC 1931 is an emission nebula[1]. It draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (emission_nebula category, ranking #5 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1931 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 1931's image is recorded as NGC1931HunterWilson.jpg[4].
  • NGC 1931's instance of is recorded as emission nebula[5].
  • NGC 1931's instance of is recorded as open cluster[6].
  • NGC 1931's constellation is recorded as Auriga[7].
  • NGC 1931's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1931[8].
  • NGC 1931's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1931[9].
  • NGC 1931's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05281+3412[10].
  • NGC 1931's catalog code is recorded as LBN 173.92+00.24[11].
  • NGC 1931's catalog code is recorded as LBN 810[12].
  • NGC 1931's catalog code is recorded as OCl 441[13].
  • NGC 1931's catalog code is recorded as OCl 441.0[14].
  • NGC 1931's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 5144[15].
  • NGC 1931's catalog code is recorded as SH 2-237[16].
  • NGC 1931's catalog code is recorded as C 0528+342[17].
  • NGC 1931's catalog code is recorded as Ced 49[18].
  • NGC 1931's catalog code is recorded as Cr 68[19].
  • NGC 1931's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1793-02-04T00:00:00Z[20].
  • NGC 1931's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04z_g4s[21].
  • NGC 1931's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.1'}[22].
  • NGC 1931's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11929860', 'amount': '+3.76'}[23].
  • NGC 1931's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1931[24].
  • NGC 1931's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1931[25].
  • NGC 1931's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+82.8450'}[26].
  • NGC 1931's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+34.2330'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1931 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1931 draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (emission_nebula category, ranking #5 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . A CGPS look at the spiral structure of the outer Milky Way. I. Distances and velocities to star-forming regions. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 1931. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1931
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-1931_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1931}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1931}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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