NGC 1986

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NGC 1986

Summary

NGC 1986 is a star cluster[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (star_cluster category, ranking #11 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1986 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].
  • NGC 1986's image is recorded as NGC 1986 Aladin.jpg[4].
  • NGC 1986's instance of is recorded as star cluster[5].
  • NGC 1986's constellation is recorded as Mensa[6].
  • NGC 1986's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud[7].
  • NGC 1986's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1986[8].
  • NGC 1986's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1986[9].
  • NGC 1986's catalog code is recorded as ESO 56-134[10].
  • NGC 1986's catalog code is recorded as OGLE-CL LMC 496[11].
  • NGC 1986's catalog code is recorded as [SL63] 489[12].
  • NGC 1986's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-09-27T00:00:00Z[13].
  • NGC 1986's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.07'}[14].
  • NGC 1986's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.31'}[15].
  • NGC 1986's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122lvr3k[16].
  • NGC 1986's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 1986[17].
  • NGC 1986's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1986[18].
  • NGC 1986's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+81.908042'}[19].
  • NGC 1986's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-69.9749833'}[20].
  • NGC 1986's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[21].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1986 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1986 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (star_cluster category, ranking #11 of 43).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

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] . VizieR. 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud: structural parameters. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 1986. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1986
MLA “NGC 1986.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1986.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-1986_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1986}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1986}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): NGC 1986 — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1986 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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