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NGC 6294

asterism in the constellation Ophiuchus
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NGC 6294

Summary

NGC 6294 is an asterism[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6294 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6294's instance of is recorded as asterism[4].
  • NGC 6294's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus[5].
  • NGC 6294's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6294[6].
  • NGC 6294's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1828-04-16T00:00:00Z[7].
  • NGC 6294's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122q4yjf[8].
  • NGC 6294's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 6294[9].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 6294 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 6294 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

John Frederick William Herschel

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 6294. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-6294
MLA “NGC 6294.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-6294.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-6294_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 6294}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-6294}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): NGC 6294 — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-6294 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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