NGC 1985

bright nebula in Auriga
Thing reflection_nebula Q1046340
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NGC 1985

Summary

NGC 1985 is a reflection nebula[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (reflection_nebula category, ranking #15 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1985 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 1985's image is recorded as NGC 1985 Aladin.jpg[4].
  • NGC 1985's instance of is recorded as reflection nebula[5].
  • NGC 1985's constellation is recorded as Auriga[6].
  • NGC 1985's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1985[7].
  • NGC 1985's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1985[8].
  • NGC 1985's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05345+3157[9].
  • NGC 1985's catalog code is recorded as NSV 2452[10].
  • NGC 1985's catalog code is recorded as PK 176+00 1[11].
  • NGC 1985's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 5157[12].
  • NGC 1985's catalog code is recorded as Ced 57[13].
  • NGC 1985's catalog code is recorded as PN ARO 28[14].
  • NGC 1985's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1790-11-13T00:00:00Z[15].
  • NGC 1985's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12221t4q[16].
  • NGC 1985's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1985[17].
  • NGC 1985's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1985[18].
  • NGC 1985's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+84.44926'}[19].
  • NGC 1985's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+31.99000'}[20].
  • NGC 1985's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[21].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1985 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1985 draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (reflection_nebula category, ranking #15 of 17).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IRAS Catalogs and Atlases, Version 2. Explanatory Supplement. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . IRAS Catalogs and Atlases, Version 2. Explanatory Supplement. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IRAS Catalogs and Atlases, Version 2. Explanatory Supplement. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 1985. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1985
MLA “NGC 1985.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1985.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-1985_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1985}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1985}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): NGC 1985 — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1985 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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