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NGC 3293

open cluster in Carina
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NGC 3293

Summary

NGC 3293 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3293 is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille[3].
  • NGC 3293's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 3293's constellation is recorded as Carina[5].
  • NGC 3293's spectral class is recorded as B0.7[6].
  • NGC 3293's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3293[7].
  • NGC 3293's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3293[8].
  • NGC 3293's catalog code is recorded as GUM 30[9].
  • NGC 3293's catalog code is recorded as OCl 816.0[10].
  • NGC 3293's catalog code is recorded as RCW 51[11].
  • NGC 3293's catalog code is recorded as C 1033-579[12].
  • NGC 3293's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1826[13].
  • NGC 3293's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1751-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • NGC 3293's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 3293[15].
  • NGC 3293's Commons gallery is recorded as NGC3293[16].
  • NGC 3293's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.84'}[17].
  • NGC 3293's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.7'}[18].
  • NGC 3293's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-12.0'}[19].
  • NGC 3293's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+2327'}[20].
  • NGC 3293's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+158.9550'}[21].
  • NGC 3293's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-58.2300'}[22].
  • NGC 3293's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[23].
  • NGC 3293's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.26'}[24].
  • NGC 3293's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-6.91'}[25].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 3293's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 3293 has Wikipedia articles in 31 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . A RAVE investigation on Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Galactic structure toward the Carina tangent. 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] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 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 3293. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3293
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-3293_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 3293}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3293}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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