NGC 6830

Summary

NGC 6830 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #35 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6830 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 6830's image is recorded as NGC 6830 PanS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 6830's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 6830's constellation is recorded as Vulpecula^[6].
• NGC 6830's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6830^[7].
• NGC 6830's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6830^[8].
• NGC 6830's catalog code is recorded as OCL 125^[9].
• NGC 6830's catalog code is recorded as OCl 125^[10].
• NGC 6830's catalog code is recorded as C 1948+229^[11].
• NGC 6830's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 24^[12].
• NGC 6830's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3191^[13].
• NGC 6830's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-07-19T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 6830's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.41'}^[15].
• NGC 6830's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.9'}^[16].
• NGC 6830's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-30.9'}^[17].
• NGC 6830's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[18].
• NGC 6830's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+1639'}^[19].
• NGC 6830's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121yb652^[20].
• NGC 6830's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 6830^[21].
• NGC 6830's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 6830^[22].
• NGC 6830's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+297.7458'}^[23].
• NGC 6830's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.1000'}^[24].
• NGC 6830's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[25].
• NGC 6830's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-6.34'}^[26].
• NGC 6830's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.10'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 6830's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 6830^[8], OCL 125^[9], C 1948+229^[11], OCISM 24^[12], and [KPS2012] MWSC 3191^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 6830 draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #35 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]