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NGC 6231

open cluster in the constellation Scorpius
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NGC 6231

Summary

NGC 6231 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6231 is credited with the discovery of Giovan Battista Hodierna[3].
  • NGC 6231's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 6231's constellation is recorded as Scorpius[5].
  • NGC 6231's spectral class is recorded as O8[6].
  • NGC 6231's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6231[7].
  • NGC 6231's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6231[8].
  • NGC 6231's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 1650-41.7[9].
  • NGC 6231's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J165408.2-414932[10].
  • NGC 6231's catalog code is recorded as OCl 997.0[11].
  • NGC 6231's catalog code is recorded as UBV M 35455[12].
  • NGC 6231's catalog code is recorded as C 1650-417[13].
  • NGC 6231's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2481[14].
  • NGC 6231's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1654-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • NGC 6231's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6231[16].
  • NGC 6231's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2.83'}[17].
  • NGC 6231's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2.6'}[18].
  • NGC 6231's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-27.3'}[19].
  • NGC 6231's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1250'}[20].
  • NGC 6231's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+253.535458'}[21].
  • NGC 6231's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-41.826667'}[22].
  • NGC 6231's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[23].
  • NGC 6231's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.79'}[24].
  • NGC 6231's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.89'}[25].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6231's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6231 has Wikipedia articles in 36 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . A RAVE investigation on Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . A systematic study of X-ray variability in the ROSAT all-sky survey. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . A systematic study of X-ray variability in the ROSAT all-sky survey. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . A systematic study of X-ray variability in the ROSAT all-sky survey. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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