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NGC 659

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NGC 659

Summary

NGC 659 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 659 is credited with the discovery of Caroline Herschel[3].
  • NGC 659's image is recorded as NGC 0659 SDSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 659's instance of is recorded as open cluster[5].
  • NGC 659's constellation is recorded as Cassiopeia[6].
  • NGC 659's Commons category is recorded as NGC 659[7].
  • NGC 659's parent astronomical body is recorded as Perseus Arm[8].
  • NGC 659's catalog code is recorded as NGC 659[9].
  • NGC 659's catalog code is recorded as OCl 332[10].
  • NGC 659's catalog code is recorded as OCl 332.0[11].
  • NGC 659's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 19[12].
  • NGC 659's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 10[13].
  • NGC 659's catalog code is recorded as C 0140+604[14].
  • NGC 659's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 79[15].
  • NGC 659's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0138[16].
  • NGC 659's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1783-09-27T00:00:00Z[17].
  • NGC 659's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03xdd4[18].
  • NGC 659's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 659[19].
  • NGC 659's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.40'}[20].
  • NGC 659's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.9'}[21].
  • NGC 659's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1938'}[22].
  • NGC 659's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 659[23].
  • NGC 659's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 659[24].
  • NGC 659's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+26.100'}[25].
  • NGC 659's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+60.667'}[26].
  • NGC 659's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 659 is credited with the discovery of Caroline Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 659 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] ↑ . messier.seds.org. Retrieved . messier.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . messier.seds.org. Retrieved . messier.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-659_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 659}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-659}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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