Messier 29

Summary

Messier 29 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #27 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 29 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• Messier 29's image is recorded as Messier object 029.jpg^[4].
• Messier 29's image is recorded as M29a.jpg^[5].
• Messier 29's image is recorded as M29-RGB-CFF132-wiki-01.jpg^[6].
• Messier 29's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[7].
• Messier 29's constellation is recorded as Cygnus^[8].
• Messier 29's spectral class is recorded as d^[9].
• Messier 29's locator map image is recorded as M29map.png^[10].
• Messier 29's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[11].
• Messier 29's Commons category is recorded as Messier 29^[12].
• Messier 29's catalog code is recorded as M 29^[13].
• Messier 29's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6913^[14].
• Messier 29's catalog code is recorded as OCl 168^[15].
• Messier 29's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 422^[16].
• Messier 29's catalog code is recorded as C 2022+383^[17].
• Messier 29's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 36^[18].
• Messier 29's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3329^[19].
• Messier 29's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1764-07-29T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Messier 29's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tmhy^[21].
• Messier 29's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 29^[22].
• Messier 29's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 29^[23].
• Messier 29's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.30'}^[24].
• Messier 29's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.6'}^[25].
• Messier 29's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-16.9'}^[26].
• Messier 29's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1148'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 29's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[11].

Designation and Status

Messier 29's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 29^[13], NGC 6913^[14], OCl 168^[15], Collinder 422^[16], C 2022+383^[17], and OCISM 36^[18].

Why It Matters

Messier 29 draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #27 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]