NGC 6879

Summary

NGC 6879 is a planetary nebula^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6879 is credited with the discovery of Edward Charles Pickering^[3].
• NGC 6879's image is recorded as NGC 6879 PanS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 6879's instance of is recorded as planetary nebula^[5].
• NGC 6879's instance of is recorded as star^[6].
• NGC 6879's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[7].
• NGC 6879's constellation is recorded as Sagitta^[8].
• NGC 6879's spectral class is recorded as O3f(He)^[9].
• NGC 6879's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6879^[10].
• NGC 6879's catalog code is recorded as PK 57-8.1^[11].
• NGC 6879's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J20102669+1655213^[12].
• NGC 6879's catalog code is recorded as CSI+16-20082^[13].
• NGC 6879's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 12528^[14].
• NGC 6879's catalog code is recorded as GSC2 N03121202590^[15].
• NGC 6879's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 20081+1646^[16].
• NGC 6879's catalog code is recorded as PK 057-08 1^[17].
• NGC 6879's catalog code is recorded as PSCz P20081+1646^[18].
• NGC 6879's catalog code is recorded as WEB 17742^[19].
• NGC 6879's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1883-05-08T00:00:00Z^[20].
• NGC 6879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[21].
• NGC 6879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.803'}^[22].
• NGC 6879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.527'}^[23].
• NGC 6879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.176'}^[24].
• NGC 6879's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+7.1'}^[25].
• NGC 6879's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+7692'}^[26].
• NGC 6879's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122mr3gj^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 6879 is credited with the discovery of Edward Charles Pickering^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 6879 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]