Messier 75

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Messier 75
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Messier 75

Summary

Messier 75 is a globular cluster[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #22 of 58).[2]

Key Facts

  • Messier 75 is credited with the discovery of Pierre Méchain[3].
  • Messier 75's image is recorded as Messier75.jpg[4].
  • Messier 75's image is recorded as Messier 75 -hst11628 10 08723 43-Lasinh ABR555B438log.png[5].
  • Messier 75's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[6].
  • Messier 75's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius[7].
  • Messier 75's spectral class is recorded as I[8].
  • Messier 75's part of is recorded as Milky Way[9].
  • Messier 75's Commons category is recorded as Messier 75[10].
  • Messier 75's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6864[11].
  • Messier 75's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J20060484-2155201[12].
  • Messier 75's catalog code is recorded as M 75[13].
  • Messier 75's catalog code is recorded as HD 190526[14].
  • Messier 75's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 12454[15].
  • Messier 75's catalog code is recorded as CPD-22 7639[16].
  • Messier 75's catalog code is recorded as CD-22 14479[17].
  • Messier 75's catalog code is recorded as BD-22 5331[18].
  • Messier 75's catalog code is recorded as GCl 116[19].
  • Messier 75's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 228[20].
  • Messier 75's catalog code is recorded as C 2003-220[21].
  • Messier 75's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3254[22].
  • Messier 75's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1780-08-27T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Messier 75's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03v0qm[24].
  • Messier 75's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 75[25].
  • Messier 75's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 75[26].
  • Messier 75's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.26'}[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 75's part of is recorded as Milky Way[9].

Designation and Status

Messier 75's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 6864[11], 2MASX J20060484-2155201[12], M 75[13], HD 190526[14], GCRV 12454[15], and CPD-22 7639[16].

Why It Matters

Messier 75 draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #22 of 58).[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]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . messier.seds.org. Retrieved . messier.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . messier.seds.org. Retrieved . messier.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Ultraviolet properties of Galactic globular clusters with GALEX. II. Integrated colors. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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