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NGC 2023

reflection nebula in the constellation Orion
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NGC 2023

Summary

NGC 2023 is a reflection nebula[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2023 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2023's image is recorded as NGC 2023 Hubble WikiSky.jpg[4].
  • NGC 2023's instance of is recorded as reflection nebula[5].
  • NGC 2023's constellation is recorded as Orion[6].
  • NGC 2023's part of is recorded as Orion Molecular Cloud Complex[7].
  • NGC 2023's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2023[8].
  • NGC 2023's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2023[9].
  • NGC 2023's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05391-0217[10].
  • NGC 2023's catalog code is recorded as LBN 954[11].
  • NGC 2023's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 806[12].
  • NGC 2023's catalog code is recorded as VDB 52[13].
  • NGC 2023's catalog code is recorded as RX J0541.8-0217[14].
  • NGC 2023's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-01-06T00:00:00Z[15].
  • NGC 2023's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ghpgz[16].
  • NGC 2023's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 2023[17].
  • NGC 2023's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2023[18].
  • NGC 2023's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2023[19].
  • NGC 2023's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+85.40788'}[20].
  • NGC 2023's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-2.26451'}[21].
  • NGC 2023's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[22].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2023 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2023 has Wikipedia articles in 33 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 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.
  20. [22] ↑ . IRAS Catalogs and Atlases, Version 2. Explanatory Supplement. 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 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2023
MLA “NGC 2023.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 5 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2023.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-2023_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 2023}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2023}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-05}}
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