Messier 15
Globular cluster
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Summary
Messier 15 is a globular cluster[1]. It draws 837 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #10 of 58).[2]
Key Facts
- Messier 15 is credited with the discovery of Giovanni Domenico Maraldi[3].
- Messier 15's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[4].
- Messier 15's constellation is recorded as Pegasus[5].
- Messier 15's spectral class is recorded as IV[6].
- Messier 15 is part of Milky Way[7].
- Messier 15's Commons category is recorded as Messier 15[8].
- Messier 15's catalog code is recorded as M 15[9].
- Messier 15's catalog code is recorded as C 2127+119[10].
- Messier 15's catalog code is recorded as GCl 120[11].
- Messier 15's catalog code is recorded as NGC 7078[12].
- Messier 15's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 234[13].
- Messier 15's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3518[14].
- Messier 15's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 7, 1746[15].
- Messier 15's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 15[16].
- Messier 15's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 15[17].
- Messier 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.2'}[18].
- Messier 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[19].
- Messier 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.101'}[20].
- Messier 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.692'}[21].
- Messier 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.439'}[22].
- Messier 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.288'}[23].
- Messier 15's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '-9.11'}[24].
- Messier 15's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'light-year', 'amount': '+87.5'}[25].
- Messier 15's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre per second', 'amount': '-107.5'}[26].
- Messier 15's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre per second', 'amount': '-106.6'}[27].
Body
Geography
Messier 15 is part of Milky Way[7].
Designation and Status
Messier 15's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[4].
History and Context
Catalog codes include M 15[9], C 2127+119[10], GCl 120[11], NGC 7078[12], Melotte 234[13], and [KPS2012] MWSC 3518[14].
Why It Matters
Messier 15 draws 837 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #10 of 58).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]