NGC 6840

Summary

NGC 6840 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6840 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 6840's image is recorded as NGC6840 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 6840's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 6840's constellation is recorded as Aquila^[6].
• NGC 6840's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6840^[7].
• NGC 6840's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6840^[8].
• NGC 6840's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3205^[9].
• NGC 6840's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-09-04T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 6840's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121hltjx^[11].
• NGC 6840's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 6840^[12].
• NGC 6840's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 6840^[13].
• NGC 6840's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+298.8250'}^[14].
• NGC 6840's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.1267'}^[15].
• NGC 6840's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[16].
• NGC 6840's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.01'}^[17].
• NGC 6840's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.65'}^[18].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 6840's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 6840^[8] and [KPS2012] MWSC 3205^[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 6840 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]