Messier 73

Summary

Messier 73 is an asterism^[1]. It draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (asterism category, ranking #13 of 27).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 73 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• Messier 73's image is recorded as Messier 073 2MASS.jpg^[4].
• Messier 73's instance of is recorded as asterism^[5].
• Messier 73's constellation is recorded as Aquarius^[6].
• Messier 73's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[7].
• Messier 73's Commons category is recorded as Messier 73^[8].
• Messier 73's catalog code is recorded as M 73^[9].
• Messier 73's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6994^[10].
• Messier 73's catalog code is recorded as OCl 89^[11].
• Messier 73's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 426^[12].
• Messier 73's catalog code is recorded as C 2056-128^[13].
• Messier 73's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1780-10-04T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Messier 73's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03rj_2^[15].
• Messier 73's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 73^[16].
• Messier 73's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 73^[17].
• Messier 73's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.9'}^[18].
• Messier 73's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 6994^[19].
• Messier 73's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 6994^[20].
• Messier 73's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+314.750'}^[21].
• Messier 73's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-12.633'}^[22].

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Works and Contributions

Messier 73 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].

Why It Matters

Messier 73 draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (asterism category, ranking #13 of 27).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]