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NGC 5466

Summary

NGC 5466 is a globular cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5466 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 5466's image is recorded as NGC 5466 Hubble WikiSky.jpg[4].
  • NGC 5466's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[5].
  • NGC 5466's constellation is recorded as Boötes[6].
  • NGC 5466's part of is recorded as Milky Way[7].
  • NGC 5466's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5466[8].
  • NGC 5466's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5466[9].
  • NGC 5466's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 124[10].
  • NGC 5466's catalog code is recorded as C 1403+287[11].
  • NGC 5466's catalog code is recorded as GCl 27[12].
  • NGC 5466's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2198[13].
  • NGC 5466's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-05-17T00:00:00Z[14].
  • NGC 5466's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qbkr3[15].
  • NGC 5466's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 5466[16].
  • NGC 5466's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.70'}[17].
  • NGC 5466's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.5'}[18].
  • NGC 5466's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.180'}[19].
  • NGC 5466's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.725'}[20].
  • NGC 5466's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.466'}[21].
  • NGC 5466's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.413'}[22].
  • NGC 5466's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-6.98'}[23].
  • NGC 5466's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+110.7'}[24].
  • NGC 5466's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+107.7'}[25].
  • NGC 5466's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-2.31'}[26].
  • NGC 5466's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q531', 'amount': '+52192'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 5466 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 5466 has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . spider.seds.org. Retrieved . spider.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . spider.seds.org. Retrieved . spider.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Ultraviolet properties of Galactic globular clusters with GALEX. II. Integrated colors. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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