Messier 10

Globular cluster
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Messier 10
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Summary

Messier 10 is a globular cluster[1]. It draws 555 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #17 of 58).[2]

Key Facts

  • Messier 10 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier[3].
  • Messier 10's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[4].
  • Messier 10's instance of is recorded as star[5].
  • Messier 10's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus[6].
  • Messier 10's spectral class is recorded as VII[7].
  • Messier 10 is part of Milky Way[8].
  • Messier 10's Commons category is recorded as Messier 10[9].
  • Messier 10's catalog code is recorded as M 10[10].
  • Messier 10's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6254[11].
  • Messier 10's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 68711[12].
  • Messier 10's catalog code is recorded as GCl 49[13].
  • Messier 10's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 157[14].
  • Messier 10's catalog code is recorded as C 1654-040[15].
  • Messier 10's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2498[16].
  • Messier 10's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 29, 1764[17].
  • Messier 10's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 10[18].
  • Messier 10's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 10[19].
  • Messier 10's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.98'}[20].
  • Messier 10's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+3.60'}[21].
  • Messier 10's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.842'}[22].
  • Messier 10's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '-7.48'}[23].
  • Messier 10's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'light-year', 'amount': '+41'}[24].
  • Messier 10's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre per second', 'amount': '+75.2'}[25].
  • Messier 10's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre per second', 'amount': '+75.4'}[26].
  • Messier 10's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-1.56'}[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 10 is part of Milky Way[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include globular cluster[4] and star[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 10[10], NGC 6254[11], GCRV 68711[12], GCl 49[13], Melotte 157[14], and C 1654-040[15].

Why It Matters

Messier 10 draws 555 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #17 of 58).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . messier.seds.org. Retrieved . messier.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . messier.seds.org. Retrieved . messier.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distance from earth → {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+14300'}, {'unit': 'Q3773454', 'amount': '+0.004'}
    Apparent magnitude → {'amount': '+4.98'}, {'amount': '+3.60'}, {'amount': '+6.842'}
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    Metallicity → {'amount': '-1.56'}, {'amount': '-1.57'}, {'amount': '-1.60'} +3
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