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NGC 402

star in the constellation Pisces
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NGC 402

Summary

NGC 402 is a star[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 402 is credited with the discovery of Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse[3].
  • NGC 402's instance of is recorded as star[4].
  • NGC 402's constellation is recorded as Pisces[5].
  • NGC 402's Commons category is recorded as NGC 402[6].
  • NGC 402's catalog code is recorded as NGC 402[7].
  • NGC 402's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 7, 1874[8].
  • NGC 402's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[9].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 402's instance of is recorded as star[4].

History and Context

NGC 402's catalog code is recorded as it[7].

Why It Matters

NGC 402 ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 402. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-402
MLA “NGC 402.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-402.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-402_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 402}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-402}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6w ago · HsfBot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → star
    Epoch → J2000.0
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Add Indonesian Wikipedia sitelink: [[id:NGC 402]]"
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