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NGC 2224

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NGC 2224

Summary

NGC 2224 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2224 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2224's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 2224's constellation is recorded as Gemini[5].
  • NGC 2224's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2224[6].
  • NGC 2224's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2224[7].
  • NGC 2224's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 24, 1786[8].
  • NGC 2224's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+96.8833'}[9].
  • NGC 2224's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.65556'}[10].
  • NGC 2224's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[11].
  • NGC 2224's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.28'}[12].
  • NGC 2224's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.25'}[13].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2224's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

History and Context

NGC 2224's catalog code is recorded as it[7].

Why It Matters

NGC 2224 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

William Herschel

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Kinematic parameters and membership probabilities of open clusters in the Bordeaux PM2000 catalogue. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Kinematic parameters and membership probabilities of open clusters in the Bordeaux PM2000 catalogue. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Kinematic parameters and membership probabilities of open clusters in the Bordeaux PM2000 catalogue. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 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 2224. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2224
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-2224_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 2224}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2224}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 13w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Declination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.65556'}
    Right ascension → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+96.8833'}
    Right ascension component of proper motion → {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.25'}
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ remove sitelink "ruwikinews:Категория:NGC 2224" (page does not exist on client wiki; from client wiki log: page was deleted by User:Mitte27 on 2026-04-10, 20:07:23) #ruwik"
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