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NGC 8

double star system in the constellation Pegasus
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Summary

NGC 8 is a double star[1]. It draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (double star category, ranking #22 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Otto Wilhelm von Struve[3], Otto Struve[4]
  • Constellation: Pegasus[5]
  • Commons category: NGC 8[6]
  • Catalog code: NGC 8[7], PGC 648[8], LEDA 648[9]
  • Time of discovery or invention: September 29, 1865[10]
  • Apparent magnitude: 15.2[11], 16.5[12]
  • Right ascension: 2.18875 degree[13]
  • Declination: 23.83861 degree[14]
  • Epoch: J2000.0[15]

Why It Matters

NGC 8 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Otto Struve Otto Wilhelm von Struve

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Celestial Atlas. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Celestial Atlas. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-8_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 8}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-8}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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