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NGC 2026

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NGC 2026

Summary

NGC 2026 is a star cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2026 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2026's image is recorded as NGC 2026 SDSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 2026's instance of is recorded as star cluster[5].
  • NGC 2026's instance of is recorded as open cluster[6].
  • NGC 2026's constellation is recorded as Taurus[7].
  • NGC 2026's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2026[8].
  • NGC 2026's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2026[9].
  • NGC 2026's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-12-05T00:00:00Z[10].
  • NGC 2026's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1225kmwc[11].
  • NGC 2026's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2026[12].
  • NGC 2026's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2026[13].
  • NGC 2026's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+85.7750'}[14].
  • NGC 2026's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.1450'}[15].
  • NGC 2026's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[16].
  • NGC 2026's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-4.49'}[17].
  • NGC 2026's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.30'}[18].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2026 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2026 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

William Herschel

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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. 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 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2026
MLA “NGC 2026.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2026.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-2026_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 2026}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2026}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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