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NGC 2056

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NGC 2056

Summary

NGC 2056 is a star cluster[1]. NGC 2056 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2056 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2056's instance of is recorded as star cluster[4].
  • NGC 2056's constellation is recorded as Mensa[5].
  • NGC 2056's spectral class is recorded as G:[6].
  • NGC 2056 is part of Large Magellanic Cloud[7].
  • NGC 2056's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2056[8].
  • NGC 2056's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2056[9].
  • NGC 2056's catalog code is recorded as ESO 56-172[10].
  • NGC 2056's catalog code is recorded as HD 269838[11].
  • NGC 2056's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 611[12].
  • NGC 2056's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • NGC 2056's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 2056[14].
  • NGC 2056's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.77'}[15].
  • NGC 2056's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.80'}[16].
  • NGC 2056's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+84.139750'}[17].
  • NGC 2056's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-70.6685111'}[18].
  • NGC 2056's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[19].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 2056's instance of is recorded as star cluster[4].

Use and Application

NGC 2056 is part of Large Magellanic Cloud[7].

Why It Matters

NGC 2056 has Wikipedia articles in 23 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] ↑ . VizieR Online Data Catalog: Henry Draper Catalogue and Extension, published in Ann. Harvard Obs. 91-100 (1918-1925). 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. 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 2056. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1046674
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1046674_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 2056}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1046674}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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