NGC 2046

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NGC 2046

Summary

NGC 2046 is a star cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2046 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2046's image is recorded as NGC 2046 DSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 2046's instance of is recorded as star cluster[5].
  • NGC 2046's constellation is recorded as Mensa[6].
  • NGC 2046's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud[7].
  • NGC 2046's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2046[8].
  • NGC 2046's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2046[9].
  • NGC 2046's catalog code is recorded as ESO 56-162[10].
  • NGC 2046's catalog code is recorded as OGLE-CL LMC 622[11].
  • NGC 2046's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 597[12].
  • NGC 2046's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1836-11-11T00:00:00Z[13].
  • NGC 2046's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.64'}[14].
  • NGC 2046's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.95'}[15].
  • NGC 2046's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.039'}[16].
  • NGC 2046's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12314hs9[17].
  • NGC 2046's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2046[18].
  • NGC 2046's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2046[19].
  • NGC 2046's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+83.909167'}[20].
  • NGC 2046's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-70.2414472'}[21].
  • NGC 2046's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[22].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2046 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2046 has Wikipedia articles in 7 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] . SIMBAD. 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . K_s_-band luminosity evolution of the asymptotic giant branch population based on star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

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 2046. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2046
MLA “NGC 2046.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2046.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-2046_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 2046}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2046}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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