NGC 884

open cluster in the constellation Perseus
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NGC 884

Summary

NGC 884 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 884 is credited with the discovery of Hipparchus[3].
  • NGC 884's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 884's constellation is recorded as Perseus[5].
  • NGC 884 is part of Double Cluster[6].
  • NGC 884 is part of Milky Way[7].
  • NGC 884's Commons category is recorded as NGC 884[8].
  • NGC 884's companion of is recorded as Q482454[9].
  • NGC 884's catalog code is recorded as NGC 884[10].
  • NGC 884's catalog code is recorded as OCl 353.0[11].
  • NGC 884's catalog code is recorded as OCl 353[12].
  • NGC 884's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 25[13].
  • NGC 884's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 14[14].
  • NGC 884's catalog code is recorded as C 0218+568[15].
  • NGC 884's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 86[16].
  • NGC 884's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0184[17].
  • NGC 884's time of discovery or invention is recorded as -0130-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • NGC 884's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 884[19].
  • NGC 884's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.4'}[20].
  • NGC 884's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3.8'}[21].
  • NGC 884's different from is recorded as 7 Persei[22].
  • NGC 884's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.3976'}[23].
  • NGC 884's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-44.69'}[24].
  • NGC 884's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q531', 'amount': '+7400'}[25].
  • NGC 884's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+2345'}[26].
  • NGC 884's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+35.5958'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 884's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Double Cluster[6], an open cluster[28] and Milky Way[7], a barred spiral galaxy[29].

Why It Matters

NGC 884 has Wikipedia articles in 35 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] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Gaia Data Release 2. Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . messier.seds.org. Retrieved . messier.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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