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IC 2581

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IC 2581

Summary

IC 2581 is an open cluster[1]. IC 2581 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 2581's instance of is recorded as open cluster[3].
  • IC 2581's constellation is recorded as Carina[4].
  • IC 2581's catalog code is recorded as IC 2581[5].
  • IC 2581's catalog code is recorded as OCl 811.0[6].
  • IC 2581's catalog code is recorded as C 1025-573[7].
  • IC 2581's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1805[8].
  • IC 2581's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.79'}[9].
  • IC 2581's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.3'}[10].
  • IC 2581's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-4.6'}[11].
  • IC 2581's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+2446'}[12].
  • IC 2581's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121zpgdg[13].
  • IC 2581's SIMBAD ID is recorded as IC 2581[14].
  • IC 2581's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+156.8708'}[15].
  • IC 2581's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-57.6167'}[16].
  • IC 2581's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[17].
  • IC 2581's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.75'}[18].
  • IC 2581's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-5.61'}[19].

Why It Matters

IC 2581 has Wikipedia articles in 11 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. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A RAVE investigation on Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. 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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q3146560_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IC 2581}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q3146560}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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