NGC 6604

Summary

NGC 6604 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6604 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 6604's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].
• NGC 6604's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source^[5].
• NGC 6604's constellation is recorded as Serpens^[6].
• NGC 6604's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6604^[7].
• NGC 6604's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6604^[8].
• NGC 6604's catalog code is recorded as OCl 56^[9].
• NGC 6604's catalog code is recorded as C 1815-122^[10].
• NGC 6604's catalog code is recorded as CTB 50^[11].
• NGC 6604's catalog code is recorded as LMH 24^[12].
• NGC 6604's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 11^[13].
• NGC 6604's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2878^[14].
• NGC 6604's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 373^[15].
• NGC 6604's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-07-15T00:00:00Z^[16].
• NGC 6604's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6604^[17].
• NGC 6604's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.06'}^[18].
• NGC 6604's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.5'}^[19].
• NGC 6604's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+16.5'}^[20].
• NGC 6604's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1696'}^[21].
• NGC 6604's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+274.5125'}^[22].
• NGC 6604's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-12.2417'}^[23].
• NGC 6604's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[24].
• NGC 6604's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.05'}^[25].
• NGC 6604's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.15'}^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include open cluster^[4] and astronomical radio source^[5].

Why It Matters

NGC 6604 has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]