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NGC 6362

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NGC 6362

Summary

NGC 6362 is a globular cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6362 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].
  • NGC 6362's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[4].
  • NGC 6362's constellation is recorded as Ara[5].
  • NGC 6362 is part of Milky Way[6].
  • NGC 6362's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6362[7].
  • NGC 6362's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6362[8].
  • NGC 6362's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 5855 E[9].
  • NGC 6362's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 172[10].
  • NGC 6362's catalog code is recorded as GCl 66[11].
  • NGC 6362's catalog code is recorded as C 1726-670[12].
  • NGC 6362's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-06-30T00:00:00Z[13].
  • NGC 6362's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6362[14].
  • NGC 6362's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.86'}[15].
  • NGC 6362's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.72'}[16].
  • NGC 6362's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.429'}[17].
  • NGC 6362's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.334'}[18].
  • NGC 6362's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-6.92'}[19].
  • NGC 6362's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-13.1'}[20].
  • NGC 6362's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-13.0'}[21].
  • NGC 6362's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-1.15'}[22].
  • NGC 6362's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-1.30'}[23].
  • NGC 6362's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-1.10'}[24].
  • NGC 6362's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-1.17'}[25].
  • NGC 6362's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q531', 'amount': '+24500'}[26].
  • NGC 6362's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+262.979125'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6362's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[4].

Use and Application

NGC 6362 is part of Milky Way[6].

Why It Matters

NGC 6362 has Wikipedia articles in 30 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] ↑ . cseligman.com. Retrieved . cseligman.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . spider.seds.org. Retrieved . spider.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Testing three derivative methods of stellar population synthesis models. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Testing three derivative methods of stellar population synthesis models. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Testing three derivative methods of stellar population synthesis models. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Testing three derivative methods of stellar population synthesis models. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The ACS survey of galactic globular clusters. X. New determinations of centers for 65 clusters. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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