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NGC 2306

Summary

NGC 2306 is a star cluster[1]. NGC 2306 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2306 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2306's instance of is recorded as star cluster[4].
  • NGC 2306's constellation is recorded as Monoceros[5].
  • NGC 2306's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2306[6].
  • NGC 2306's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2306[7].
  • NGC 2306's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1014[8].
  • NGC 2306's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-02-23T00:00:00Z[9].
  • NGC 2306's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1200'}[10].
  • NGC 2306's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+103.6050'}[11].
  • NGC 2306's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-7.2050'}[12].
  • NGC 2306's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[13].
  • NGC 2306's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.86'}[14].
  • NGC 2306's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+2.19'}[15].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 2306's instance of is recorded as star cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 2306 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. 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 2306. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q953114
MLA “NGC 2306.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/q953114.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q953114_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 2306}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q953114}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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