NGC 744

open cluster in Perseus
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NGC 744

Summary

NGC 744 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 744 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 744's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 744's constellation is recorded as Perseus[5].
  • NGC 744's Commons category is recorded as NGC 744[6].
  • NGC 744's catalog code is recorded as NGC 744[7].
  • NGC 744's catalog code is recorded as OCL 345[8].
  • NGC 744's catalog code is recorded as OCl 345[9].
  • NGC 744's catalog code is recorded as OCl 345.0[10].
  • NGC 744's catalog code is recorded as C 0155+552[11].
  • NGC 744's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 82[12].
  • NGC 744's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0153[13].
  • NGC 744's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 28, 1831[14].
  • NGC 744's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 744[15].
  • NGC 744's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.38'}[16].
  • NGC 744's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.9'}[17].
  • NGC 744's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1207'}[18].
  • NGC 744's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+29.650'}[19].
  • NGC 744's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+55.467'}[20].
  • NGC 744's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[21].
  • NGC 744's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.01'}[22].
  • NGC 744's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.97'}[23].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 744's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 744 has Wikipedia articles in 30 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] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. 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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  1. 13d ago · Dexbot bot · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Constellation Perseus
    Catalog code NGC 744, OCL 345, OCl 345 +4
    Wikidata description open cluster in Perseus
    Commons category NGC 744
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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