NGC 1972

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NGC 1972

Summary

NGC 1972 is a star cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1972 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].
  • NGC 1972's image is recorded as NGC 1972 DSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 1972's instance of is recorded as star cluster[5].
  • NGC 1972's constellation is recorded as Dorado[6].
  • NGC 1972's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1972[7].
  • NGC 1972's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1972[8].
  • NGC 1972's catalog code is recorded as ESO 56-129[9].
  • NGC 1972's catalog code is recorded as BRHT 12b[10].
  • NGC 1972's catalog code is recorded as OGLE-CL LMC 481[11].
  • NGC 1972's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 480[12].
  • NGC 1972's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-09-24T00:00:00Z[13].
  • NGC 1972's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.62'}[14].
  • NGC 1972's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.95'}[15].
  • NGC 1972's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122bxv5n[16].
  • NGC 1972's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1972[17].
  • NGC 1972's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1972[18].
  • NGC 1972's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+81.703333'}[19].
  • NGC 1972's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-69.838111'}[20].
  • NGC 1972's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[21].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1972 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1972 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. 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 Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Catalog of star clusters from the Large Magellanic Cloud. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Catalog of star clusters from the Large Magellanic Cloud. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Catalog of star clusters from the Large Magellanic Cloud. 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 1972. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1972
MLA “NGC 1972.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1972.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-1972_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1972}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1972}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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