NGC 4609

Summary

NGC 4609 is a star cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 4609 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop^[3].
• NGC 4609's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].
• NGC 4609's constellation is recorded as Crux^[5].
• NGC 4609's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4609^[6].
• NGC 4609's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4609^[7].
• NGC 4609's catalog code is recorded as C 1239-627^[8].
• NGC 4609's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2062^[9].
• NGC 4609's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-05-12T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 4609's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 4609^[11].
• NGC 4609's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.32'}^[12].
• NGC 4609's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.9'}^[13].
• NGC 4609's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+22.0'}^[14].
• NGC 4609's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1223'}^[15].
• NGC 4609's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+190.5750'}^[16].
• NGC 4609's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-62.9950'}^[17].
• NGC 4609's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[18].
• NGC 4609's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.56'}^[19].
• NGC 4609's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.83'}^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 4609's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 4609 has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]