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NGC 5288

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NGC 5288

Summary

NGC 5288 is a star cluster[1]. NGC 5288 has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5288 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 5288's instance of is recorded as star cluster[4].
  • NGC 5288's constellation is recorded as Circinus[5].
  • NGC 5288's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5288[6].
  • NGC 5288's catalog code is recorded as C 1345-644[7].
  • NGC 5288's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2168[8].
  • NGC 5288's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-04-03T00:00:00Z[9].
  • NGC 5288's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.8'}[10].
  • NGC 5288's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+207.1917'}[11].
  • NGC 5288's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-64.6867'}[12].
  • NGC 5288's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[13].
  • NGC 5288's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-5.79'}[14].
  • NGC 5288's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-5.25'}[15].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 5288's instance of is recorded as star cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 5288 has Wikipedia articles in 22 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . First estimates of the fundamental parameters of the relatively bright Galactic open cluster NGC 5288. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . First estimates of the fundamental parameters of the relatively bright Galactic open cluster NGC 5288. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . First estimates of the fundamental parameters of the relatively bright Galactic open cluster NGC 5288. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 5288. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q657750
MLA “NGC 5288.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/q657750.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q657750_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 5288}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q657750}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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