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NGC 7261

Summary

NGC 7261 is an open cluster[1]. NGC 7261 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 7261 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 7261's image is recorded as NGC 7261 PanS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 7261's instance of is recorded as open cluster[5].
  • NGC 7261's constellation is recorded as Cepheus[6].
  • NGC 7261's catalog code is recorded as NGC 7261[7].
  • NGC 7261's catalog code is recorded as OCL 237[8].
  • NGC 7261's catalog code is recorded as OCl 237[9].
  • NGC 7261's catalog code is recorded as C 2218+578[10].
  • NGC 7261's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 52[11].
  • NGC 7261's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3617[12].
  • NGC 7261's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 450[13].
  • NGC 7261's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1829-10-05T00:00:00Z[14].
  • NGC 7261's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.20'}[15].
  • NGC 7261's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.4'}[16].
  • NGC 7261's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q531', 'amount': '+9230'}[17].
  • NGC 7261's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122xf245[18].
  • NGC 7261's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 7261[19].
  • NGC 7261's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 7261[20].
  • NGC 7261's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+335.0292'}[21].
  • NGC 7261's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+58.12806'}[22].
  • NGC 7261's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[23].
  • NGC 7261's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.37'}[24].
  • NGC 7261's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.65'}[25].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 7261 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 7261 has Wikipedia articles in 25 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . New catalogue of optically visible open clusters and candidates. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Photometric study of open clusters Berkeley 96, Berkeley 97, King 12, NGC 7261, NGC 7296 and NGC 7788. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Photometric study of open clusters Berkeley 96, Berkeley 97, King 12, NGC 7261, NGC 7296 and NGC 7788. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Photometric study of open clusters Berkeley 96, Berkeley 97, King 12, NGC 7261, NGC 7296 and NGC 7788. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1150537_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 7261}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1150537}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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