Messier 26

Summary

Messier 26 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #26 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 26 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• Messier 26's image is recorded as NGC 6694 PanS.jpg^[4].
• Messier 26's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• Messier 26's constellation is recorded as Scutum^[6].
• Messier 26's spectral class is recorded as II^[7].
• Messier 26's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].
• Messier 26's Commons category is recorded as Messier 26^[9].
• Messier 26's catalog code is recorded as M 26^[10].
• Messier 26's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6694^[11].
• Messier 26's catalog code is recorded as OCl 67^[12].
• Messier 26's catalog code is recorded as OCl 67.0^[13].
• Messier 26's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 389^[14].
• Messier 26's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 212^[15].
• Messier 26's catalog code is recorded as C 1842-094^[16].
• Messier 26's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 13^[17].
• Messier 26's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2987^[18].
• Messier 26's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1764-07-20T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Messier 26's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tmd0^[20].
• Messier 26's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 26^[21].
• Messier 26's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 26^[22].
• Messier 26's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.87'}^[23].
• Messier 26's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.0'}^[24].
• Messier 26's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+22'}^[25].
• Messier 26's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+4.0'}^[26].
• Messier 26's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1582'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 26's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].

Designation and Status

Messier 26's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 26^[10], NGC 6694^[11], OCl 67^[12], OCl 67.0^[13], Collinder 389^[14], and Melotte 212^[15].

Why It Matters

Messier 26 draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #26 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]