NGC 6426

Summary

NGC 6426 is a globular cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6426 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 6426's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[4].
• NGC 6426's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus^[5].
• NGC 6426's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6426^[6].
• NGC 6426's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6426^[7].
• NGC 6426's catalog code is recorded as GCL 76^[8].
• NGC 6426's catalog code is recorded as C 1742+031^[9].
• NGC 6426's catalog code is recorded as GCl 76^[10].
• NGC 6426's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2676^[11].
• NGC 6426's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-06-03T00:00:00Z^[12].
• NGC 6426's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6426^[13].
• NGC 6426's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.9'}^[14].
• NGC 6426's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.051'}^[15].
• NGC 6426's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.030'}^[16].
• NGC 6426's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-162.0'}^[17].
• NGC 6426's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+266.227958'}^[18].
• NGC 6426's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.170139'}^[19].
• NGC 6426's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[20].
• NGC 6426's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-5.34'}^[21].
• NGC 6426's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-4.66'}^[22].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6426's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6426 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]