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NGC 366

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NGC 366

Summary

NGC 366 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 366 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 366's image is recorded as NGC 0366 DSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 366's instance of is recorded as open cluster[5].
  • NGC 366's constellation is recorded as Cassiopeia[6].
  • NGC 366's Commons category is recorded as NGC 366[7].
  • NGC 366's catalog code is recorded as NGC 366[8].
  • NGC 366's catalog code is recorded as C 0103+619[9].
  • NGC 366's catalog code is recorded as OCl 316[10].
  • NGC 366's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 70[11].
  • NGC 366's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0102[12].
  • NGC 366's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1829-10-27T00:00:00Z[13].
  • NGC 366's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11929860', 'amount': '+2.40'}[14].
  • NGC 366's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121n9hzg[15].
  • NGC 366's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 366[16].
  • NGC 366's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 366[17].
  • NGC 366's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+16.6350'}[18].
  • NGC 366's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+62.2240'}[19].
  • NGC 366's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[20].
  • NGC 366's age estimated by a dating method is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q20764', 'amount': '+10'}[21].
  • NGC 366's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+4.08'}[22].
  • NGC 366's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-5.33'}[23].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 366 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 366 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Properties of star clusters - II. Scaleheight evolution of clusters. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Spectroscopic observations of the young open cluster NGC 366. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 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 366. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-366
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-366_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 366}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-366}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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