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NGC 261

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NGC 261

Summary

NGC 261 is a H II region[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 261 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].
  • NGC 261's image is recorded as NGC 261.png[4].
  • NGC 261's instance of is recorded as H II region[5].
  • NGC 261's constellation is recorded as Tucana[6].
  • NGC 261's part of is recorded as Small Magellanic Cloud[7].
  • NGC 261's Commons category is recorded as NGC 261[8].
  • NGC 261's catalog code is recorded as NGC 261[9].
  • NGC 261's catalog code is recorded as ESO 29-12[10].
  • NGC 261's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00447-7322[11].
  • NGC 261's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00447-7322[12].
  • NGC 261's catalog code is recorded as Bruck 42[13].
  • NGC 261's catalog code is recorded as OGLE-CL SMC 34[14].
  • NGC 261's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-09-05T00:00:00Z[15].
  • NGC 261's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 261[16].
  • NGC 261's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121cm7tr[17].
  • NGC 261's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 261[18].
  • NGC 261's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 261[19].
  • NGC 261's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.63125'}[20].
  • NGC 261's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-73.10444'}[21].
  • NGC 261's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[22].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 261 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 261 has Wikipedia articles in 32 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Optical Depth of H II Regions in the Magellanic Clouds. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Optical Depth of H II Regions in the Magellanic Clouds. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Optical Depth of H II Regions in the Magellanic Clouds. 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 261. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-261
MLA “NGC 261.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-261.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-261_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 261}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-261}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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