NGC 2262

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NGC 2262

Summary

NGC 2262 is a star cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2262 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2262's image is recorded as NGC 2262.jpg[4].
  • NGC 2262's instance of is recorded as star cluster[5].
  • NGC 2262's constellation is recorded as Monoceros[6].
  • NGC 2262's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Ip...[7].
  • NGC 2262's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2262[8].
  • NGC 2262's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2262[9].
  • NGC 2262's catalog code is recorded as OCl 531[10].
  • NGC 2262's catalog code is recorded as C 0635+012[11].
  • NGC 2262's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0946[12].
  • NGC 2262's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-12-27T00:00:00Z[13].
  • NGC 2262's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.3'}[14].
  • NGC 2262's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.3'}[15].
  • NGC 2262's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11929860', 'amount': '+3.10'}[16].
  • NGC 2262's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120s1l3p[17].
  • NGC 2262's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2262[18].
  • NGC 2262's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2262[19].
  • NGC 2262's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+99.9150'}[20].
  • NGC 2262's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.1400'}[21].
  • NGC 2262's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[22].
  • NGC 2262's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.76'}[23].
  • NGC 2262's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.71'}[24].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2262 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2262 has Wikipedia articles in 9 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] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Properties of star clusters - II. Scaleheight evolution of clusters. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 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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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 2262. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2262
MLA “NGC 2262.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2262.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-2262_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 2262}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2262}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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