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NGC 2360

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NGC 2360

Summary

NGC 2360 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2360 is credited with the discovery of Caroline Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2360's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 2360's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[5].
  • NGC 2360's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2360[6].
  • NGC 2360's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2360[7].
  • NGC 2360's catalog code is recorded as C 0715-155[8].
  • NGC 2360's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1165[9].
  • NGC 2360's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 26, 1783[10].
  • NGC 2360's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 2360[11].
  • NGC 2360's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.62'}[12].
  • NGC 2360's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.2'}[13].
  • NGC 2360's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.9018'}[14].
  • NGC 2360's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+28.02'}[15].
  • NGC 2360's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-0.03'}[16].
  • NGC 2360's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1887'}[17].
  • NGC 2360's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+109.4292'}[18].
  • NGC 2360's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-15.6417'}[19].
  • NGC 2360's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[20].
  • NGC 2360's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+5.5893'}[21].
  • NGC 2360's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+5.589'}[22].
  • NGC 2360's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.3853'}[23].
  • NGC 2360's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.385'}[24].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 2360's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 2360 has Wikipedia articles in 34 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . On the metallicity of open clusters. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 5w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Simbad id → NGC 2360
    Declination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Time of discovery or invention → +1783-02-26T00:00:00Z
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P155]]: [[Q832978]]"
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