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NGC 2506

Open cluster in the constellation Monoceros
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NGC 2506

Summary

NGC 2506 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2506 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2506's image is recorded as NGC 2506 AOFPK.jpg[4].
  • NGC 2506's instance of is recorded as open cluster[5].
  • NGC 2506's constellation is recorded as Monoceros[6].
  • NGC 2506's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2506[7].
  • NGC 2506's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2506[8].
  • NGC 2506's catalog code is recorded as OCl 593[9].
  • NGC 2506's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 170[10].
  • NGC 2506's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 80[11].
  • NGC 2506's catalog code is recorded as Caldwell 54[12].
  • NGC 2506's catalog code is recorded as C 0757-106[13].
  • NGC 2506's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1406[14].
  • NGC 2506's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1791-02-23T00:00:00Z[15].
  • NGC 2506's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fp_9s3[16].
  • NGC 2506's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 2506[17].
  • NGC 2506's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.28'}[18].
  • NGC 2506's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.6'}[19].
  • NGC 2506's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+87.0'}[20].
  • NGC 2506's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-0.23'}[21].
  • NGC 2506's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+3460'}[22].
  • NGC 2506's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2506[23].
  • NGC 2506's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2506[24].
  • NGC 2506's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+120.0042'}[25].
  • NGC 2506's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-10.7700'}[26].
  • NGC 2506's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 2506 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2506 has Wikipedia articles in 33 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . spider.seds.org. Retrieved . spider.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . A RAVE investigation on Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . On the metallicity of open clusters. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Blue Stragglers in Galactic Open Clusters and Integrated Spectral Energy Distributions. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Blue Stragglers in Galactic Open Clusters and Integrated Spectral Energy Distributions. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Blue Stragglers in Galactic Open Clusters and Integrated Spectral Energy Distributions. 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 2506. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2506
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-2506_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 2506}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2506}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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