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NGC 5986

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NGC 5986

Summary

NGC 5986 is a globular cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5986 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].
  • NGC 5986's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[4].
  • NGC 5986's constellation is recorded as Lupus[5].
  • NGC 5986 is part of Milky Way[6].
  • NGC 5986's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5986[7].
  • NGC 5986's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5986[8].
  • NGC 5986's catalog code is recorded as ESO 329-18[9].
  • NGC 5986's catalog code is recorded as HD 140616[10].
  • NGC 5986's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 9086[11].
  • NGC 5986's catalog code is recorded as CPD-37 6568[12].
  • NGC 5986's catalog code is recorded as CD-37 10488[13].
  • NGC 5986's catalog code is recorded as GCl 37[14].
  • NGC 5986's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 136[15].
  • NGC 5986's catalog code is recorded as C 1542-376[16].
  • NGC 5986's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2317[17].
  • NGC 5986's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 10, 1826[18].
  • NGC 5986's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 5986[19].
  • NGC 5986's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.92'}[20].
  • NGC 5986's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.794'}[21].
  • NGC 5986's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.349'}[22].
  • NGC 5986's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.072'}[23].
  • NGC 5986's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.894'}[24].
  • NGC 5986's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-8.38'}[25].
  • NGC 5986's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+88.8'}[26].
  • NGC 5986's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+92.3'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 5986's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[4].

Use and Application

NGC 5986 is part of Milky Way[6].

Why It Matters

NGC 5986 has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . spider.seds.org. Retrieved . spider.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . spider.seds.org. Retrieved . spider.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. 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] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Simbad id → NGC 5986
    Declination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Time of discovery or invention → +1826-05-10T00:00:00Z
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount', {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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