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NGC 1261

globular cluster in the constellation Horologium
Thing Globular Cluster Q59191

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
globular cluster
Part of
Milky Way[4]
Apparent magnitude
8.58 (8.58–9.79, n=6)[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Catalog code
NGC 1261, GCRV 1314 E, C 0310-554, GCl 5, [KPS2012] MWSC 0263, CPD-55 501, HD 20189[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Constellation
Horologium[3]
Declination
-55.216222 degree
Declination component of proper motion
-6.86 milliarcsecond per year
Discoverer or inventor
James Dunlop[2]
Distance from Earth
53,100 light-year[21]
Epoch
J2000.0
Metallicity
-1.27[20]
Radial velocity
53.3 kilometre per second[19]
Right ascension
48.067542 degree
Right ascension component of proper motion
-2.38 milliarcsecond per year
Time of discovery or invention
September 28, 1826[12]
🏷️ Also known as
ar NGC ١٢٦١ ar إن جي سي 1261 el Caldwell 87 fa ان‌جی‌سی ۱۲۶۱ ja Mel 19
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ngc 1261.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/05f50wx
New General Catalogue ID
1261
SIMBAD ID
NGC 1261
Topic's main category
Category:NGC 1261

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Summary

NGC 1261 is a globular cluster[1].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Ultraviolet properties of Galactic globular clusters with GALEX. II. Integrated colors. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Ultraviolet properties of Galactic globular clusters with GALEX. II. Integrated colors. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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