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NGC 6293

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NGC 6293

Summary

NGC 6293 is a globular cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6293 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6293's image is recorded as NGC 6293 hst 12516 R814G555B390.png[4].
  • NGC 6293's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[5].
  • NGC 6293's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus[6].
  • NGC 6293's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6293[7].
  • NGC 6293's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6293[8].
  • NGC 6293's catalog code is recorded as GCL 55[9].
  • NGC 6293's catalog code is recorded as ESO 519-SC5[10].
  • NGC 6293's catalog code is recorded as CD-26 11961[11].
  • NGC 6293's catalog code is recorded as CPD-26 5831[12].
  • NGC 6293's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 9897[13].
  • NGC 6293's catalog code is recorded as HD 155009[14].
  • NGC 6293's catalog code is recorded as C 1707-265[15].
  • NGC 6293's catalog code is recorded as GCl 55[16].
  • NGC 6293's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2539[17].
  • NGC 6293's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-05-24T00:00:00Z[18].
  • NGC 6293's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6293[19].
  • NGC 6293's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.22'}[20].
  • NGC 6293's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.79'}[21].
  • NGC 6293's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.96'}[22].
  • NGC 6293's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.440'}[23].
  • NGC 6293's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.999'}[24].
  • NGC 6293's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-146.2'}[25].
  • NGC 6293's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-1.73'}[26].
  • NGC 6293's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+0.009'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 6293 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 6293 has Wikipedia articles in 29 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . Space velocities of southern globular clusters. VI. Nine clusters in the inner Milky way. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Near-infrared properties of 12 globular clusters towards the inner bulge of the galaxy. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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