Messier 53

Summary

Messier 53 is a globular cluster^[1]. It draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #12 of 58).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 53 is credited with the discovery of Johann Elert Bode^[3].
• Messier 53's image is recorded as Messier 53 HST.jpg^[4].
• Messier 53's image is recorded as Messier53 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg^[5].
• Messier 53's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[6].
• Messier 53's constellation is recorded as Coma Berenices^[7].
• Messier 53's spectral class is recorded as XI^[8].
• Messier 53's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[9].
• Messier 53's Commons category is recorded as Messier 53^[10].
• Messier 53's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5024^[11].
• Messier 53's catalog code is recorded as M 53^[12].
• Messier 53's catalog code is recorded as GCl 22^[13].
• Messier 53's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 117^[14].
• Messier 53's catalog code is recorded as C 1310+184^[15].
• Messier 53's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2094^[16].
• Messier 53's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1775-02-03T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Messier 53's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tvsj^[18].
• Messier 53's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 53^[19].
• Messier 53's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 53^[20].
• Messier 53's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.79'}^[21].
• Messier 53's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.95'}^[22].
• Messier 53's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.518'}^[23].
• Messier 53's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.122'}^[24].
• Messier 53's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.991'}^[25].
• Messier 53's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.676'}^[26].
• Messier 53's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '-8.71'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 53's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[9].

Designation and Status

Messier 53's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 5024^[11], M 53^[12], GCl 22^[13], Melotte 117^[14], C 1310+184^[15], and [KPS2012] MWSC 2094^[16].

Why It Matters

Messier 53 draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #12 of 58).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]