Messier 4

Summary

Messier 4 is a globular cluster^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of globular_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 4 is credited with the discovery of Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux^[3].
• Messier 4's image is recorded as Messier 4 Hubble WikiSky.jpg^[4].
• Messier 4's image is recorded as M4HunterWilsonNew.jpg^[5].
• Messier 4's image is recorded as The globular star cluster Messier 4.jpg^[6].
• Messier 4's image is recorded as Messier 4 HST.jpg^[7].
• Messier 4's image is recorded as M4HunterWilson.jpg^[8].
• Messier 4's image is recorded as Messier 4 - Hubble.jpg^[9].
• Messier 4's image is recorded as M4map.png^[10].
• Messier 4's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[11].
• Messier 4's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[12].
• Messier 4's instance of is recorded as star^[13].
• Messier 4's constellation is recorded as Scorpius^[14].
• Messier 4's spectral class is recorded as IX^[15].
• Messier 4's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[16].
• Messier 4's Commons category is recorded as Messier 4^[17].
• Messier 4's child astronomical body is recorded as PSR B1620-26^[18].
• Messier 4's catalog code is recorded as M 4^[19].
• Messier 4's catalog code is recorded as C 1620-264^[20].
• Messier 4's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6121^[21].
• Messier 4's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 144^[22].
• Messier 4's catalog code is recorded as HD 147552^[23].
• Messier 4's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 5569 E^[24].
• Messier 4's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2396^[25].
• Messier 4's catalog code is recorded as GCl 41^[26].
• Messier 4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1746-01-01T00:00:00Z^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 4's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include globular cluster^[11], star cluster^[12], and star^[13].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 4^[19], C 1620-264^[20], NGC 6121^[21], Melotte 144^[22], HD 147552^[23], and GCRV 5569 E^[24].

Why It Matters

Messier 4 ranks in the top 7% of globular_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]