NGC 7686

star cluster in the constellation Andromeda
Thing open_cluster Q119138
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NGC 7686

Summary

NGC 7686 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 7686 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 7686's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 7686's constellation is recorded as Andromeda[5].
  • NGC 7686's Commons category is recorded as NGC 7686[6].
  • NGC 7686's catalog code is recorded as NGC 7686[7].
  • NGC 7686's catalog code is recorded as C 2327+488[8].
  • NGC 7686's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3734[9].
  • NGC 7686's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1787-12-03T00:00:00Z[10].
  • NGC 7686's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 7686[11].
  • NGC 7686's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.79'}[12].
  • NGC 7686's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.6'}[13].
  • NGC 7686's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+6.00'}[14].
  • NGC 7686's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+352.4220'}[15].
  • NGC 7686's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+49.1700'}[16].
  • NGC 7686's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[17].
  • NGC 7686's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.58'}[18].
  • NGC 7686's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.33'}[19].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 7686's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 7686 has Wikipedia articles in 28 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] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 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 7686. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-7686
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-7686_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 7686}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-7686}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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