NGC 602

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NGC 602

Summary

NGC 602 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 602 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].
  • NGC 602's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 602's instance of is recorded as emission nebula[5].
  • NGC 602's constellation is recorded as Hydrus[6].
  • NGC 602 is part of Small Magellanic Cloud[7].
  • NGC 602's Commons category is recorded as NGC 602[8].
  • NGC 602's catalog code is recorded as NGC 602[9].
  • NGC 602's catalog code is recorded as ESO 29-43[10].
  • NGC 602's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-08-01T00:00:00Z[11].
  • NGC 602's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 602[12].
  • NGC 602's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.018'}[13].
  • NGC 602's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+22.3838880'}[14].
  • NGC 602's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-73.5605930'}[15].
  • NGC 602's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include open cluster[4] and emission nebula[5].

Use and Application

NGC 602 is part of Small Magellanic Cloud[7].

Why It Matters

NGC 602 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] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The clustered nature of star formation. Pre-main-sequence clusters in the star-forming region NGC 602/N90 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . The clustered nature of star formation. Pre-main-sequence clusters in the star-forming region NGC 602/N90 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The clustered nature of star formation. Pre-main-sequence clusters in the star-forming region NGC 602/N90 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The clustered nature of star formation. Pre-main-sequence clusters in the star-forming region NGC 602/N90 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. 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 602. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-602
MLA “NGC 602.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-602.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-602_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 602}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-602}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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