NGC 6401

Summary

NGC 6401 is a globular cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6401 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 6401's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[4].
• NGC 6401's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus^[5].
• NGC 6401's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6401^[6].
• NGC 6401's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6401^[7].
• NGC 6401's catalog code is recorded as GCL 73^[8].
• NGC 6401's catalog code is recorded as ESO 520-SC11^[9].
• NGC 6401's catalog code is recorded as ESO 520-11^[10].
• NGC 6401's catalog code is recorded as C 1735-238^[11].
• NGC 6401's catalog code is recorded as GCl 73^[12].
• NGC 6401's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2653^[13].
• NGC 6401's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-05-21T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 6401's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6401^[15].
• NGC 6401's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.71'}^[16].
• NGC 6401's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.31'}^[17].
• NGC 6401's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.373'}^[18].
• NGC 6401's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-65.0'}^[19].
• NGC 6401's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-1.37'}^[20].
• NGC 6401's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+264.653875'}^[21].
• NGC 6401's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-23.908750'}^[22].
• NGC 6401's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[23].
• NGC 6401's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-6.88'}^[24].
• NGC 6401's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.50'}^[25].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6401's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6401 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]