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NGC 6397

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NGC 6397

Summary

NGC 6397 is a globular cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 38 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6397 is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille[3].
  • NGC 6397's image is recorded as P0321a.jpg[4].
  • NGC 6397's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[5].
  • NGC 6397's constellation is recorded as Ara[6].
  • NGC 6397's part of is recorded as Milky Way[7].
  • NGC 6397's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6397[8].
  • NGC 6397's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6397[9].
  • NGC 6397's catalog code is recorded as C 1736-536[10].
  • NGC 6397's catalog code is recorded as GCl 74[11].
  • NGC 6397's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1751-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • NGC 6397's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03rk0q[13].
  • NGC 6397's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6397[14].
  • NGC 6397's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.17'}[15].
  • NGC 6397's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.39'}[16].
  • NGC 6397's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3.29'}[17].
  • NGC 6397's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.450'}[18].
  • NGC 6397's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+18.9'}[19].
  • NGC 6397's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-1.99'}[20].
  • NGC 6397's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+0.002'}[21].
  • NGC 6397's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q531', 'amount': '+7800'}[22].
  • NGC 6397's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 6397[23].
  • NGC 6397's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 6397[24].
  • NGC 6397's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+265.175375'}[25].
  • NGC 6397's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-53.674333'}[26].
  • NGC 6397's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 6397 is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 6397 has Wikipedia articles in 38 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] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Ultraviolet properties of Galactic globular clusters with GALEX. II. Integrated colors. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. 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] ↑ . "Galaxy," defined. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The ACS survey of galactic globular clusters. X. New determinations of centers for 65 clusters. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The ACS survey of galactic globular clusters. X. New determinations of centers for 65 clusters. 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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