NGC 6383

star cluster in the constellation Scorpius
Thing star_cluster Q1960538
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NGC 6383

Summary

NGC 6383 is a star cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6383 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6383's instance of is recorded as star cluster[4].
  • NGC 6383's constellation is recorded as Scorpius[5].
  • NGC 6383's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6383[6].
  • NGC 6383's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6383[7].
  • NGC 6383's catalog code is recorded as C 1731-325[8].
  • NGC 6383's catalog code is recorded as OCl 1026.0[9].
  • NGC 6383's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2631[10].
  • NGC 6383's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 3, 1834[11].
  • NGC 6383's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.56'}[12].
  • NGC 6383's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.5'}[13].
  • NGC 6383's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-1.2'}[14].
  • NGC 6383's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+985'}[15].
  • NGC 6383's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+263.7000'}[16].
  • NGC 6383's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-32.5667'}[17].
  • NGC 6383's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[18].
  • NGC 6383's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.34'}[19].
  • NGC 6383's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.37'}[20].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6383's instance of is recorded as star cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6383 has Wikipedia articles in 18 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] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . A RAVE investigation on Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 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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  1. 7w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category NGC 6383
    Constellation Scorpius
    New general catalogue id 6383
    Apparent magnitude {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.56'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.5'}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: NGC 6383 DSS.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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