Home › Entities › globular_cluster › NGC 6558

NGC 6558

Globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius
Thing globular_cluster Q1146456
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

NGC 6558

Summary

NGC 6558 is a globular cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6558 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6558's image is recorded as NGC6558 - HST - Potw2220a.jpg[4].
  • NGC 6558's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[5].
  • NGC 6558's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius[6].
  • NGC 6558's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6558[7].
  • NGC 6558's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6558[8].
  • NGC 6558's catalog code is recorded as GCL 89[9].
  • NGC 6558's catalog code is recorded as ESO 456-SC62[10].
  • NGC 6558's catalog code is recorded as ESO 456-62[11].
  • NGC 6558's catalog code is recorded as C 1807-317[12].
  • NGC 6558's catalog code is recorded as GCl 89[13].
  • NGC 6558's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2831[14].
  • NGC 6558's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-08-03T00:00:00Z[15].
  • NGC 6558's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6558[16].
  • NGC 6558's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.29'}[17].
  • NGC 6558's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.92'}[18].
  • NGC 6558's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.39'}[19].
  • NGC 6558's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.751'}[20].
  • NGC 6558's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.238'}[21].
  • NGC 6558's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.976'}[22].
  • NGC 6558's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.866'}[23].
  • NGC 6558's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-143.7'}[24].
  • NGC 6558's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-0.83'}[25].
  • NGC 6558's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+0.007'}[26].
  • NGC 6558's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121711tv[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 6558 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 6558 has Wikipedia articles in 26 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Insights into pre-enrichment of star clusters and self-enrichment of dwarf galaxies from their intrinsic metallicity dispersions. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 6558. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-6558
MLA “NGC 6558.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-6558.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-6558_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 6558}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-6558}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): NGC 6558 — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-6558 (retrieved 2026-05-07)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-6558 · Last refreshed: