Messier 15

Summary

Messier 15 is a globular cluster^[1]. It draws 60 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 image is recorded as Messier 15 HST.jpg^[4].
• Messier 15's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].
• Messier 15's constellation is recorded as Pegasus^[6].
• Messier 15's spectral class is recorded as IV^[7].
• Messier 15's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].
• Messier 15's Commons category is recorded as Messier 15^[9].
• Messier 15's catalog code is recorded as M 15^[10].
• Messier 15's catalog code is recorded as C 2127+119^[11].
• Messier 15's catalog code is recorded as GCl 120^[12].
• Messier 15's catalog code is recorded as NGC 7078^[13].
• Messier 15's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 234^[14].
• Messier 15's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3518^[15].
• Messier 15's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1746-09-07T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Messier 15's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tfw3^[17].
• Messier 15's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 15^[18].
• Messier 15's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 15^[19].
• Messier 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.2'}^[20].
• Messier 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[21].
• Messier 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.101'}^[22].
• Messier 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.692'}^[23].
• Messier 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.439'}^[24].
• Messier 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.288'}^[25].
• Messier 15's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '-9.11'}^[26].
• Messier 15's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+87.5'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 15's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].

Designation and Status

Messier 15's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 15^[10], C 2127+119^[11], GCl 120^[12], NGC 7078^[13], Melotte 234^[14], and [KPS2012] MWSC 3518^[15].

Why It Matters

Messier 15 draws 60 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 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]