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NGC 3960

Summary

NGC 3960 is an open cluster[1]. NGC 3960 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3960 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].
  • NGC 3960's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 3960's constellation is recorded as Centaurus[5].
  • NGC 3960's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3960[6].
  • NGC 3960's catalog code is recorded as C 1148-554[7].
  • NGC 3960's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 1982[8].
  • NGC 3960's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-04-30T00:00:00Z[9].
  • NGC 3960's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.07'}[10].
  • NGC 3960's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.3'}[11].
  • NGC 3960's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-22.3'}[12].
  • NGC 3960's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-0.04'}[13].
  • NGC 3960's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+177.6375'}[14].
  • NGC 3960's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-55.6733'}[15].
  • NGC 3960's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[16].
  • NGC 3960's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+3.97'}[17].
  • NGC 3960's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-4.75'}[18].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 3960's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 3960 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . On the metallicity of open clusters. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. 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] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 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 3960. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q976884
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