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NGC 6940

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NGC 6940

Summary

NGC 6940 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6940 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6940's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 6940's constellation is recorded as Vulpecula[5].
  • NGC 6940 is part of Milky Way[6].
  • NGC 6940's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6940[7].
  • NGC 6940's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6940[8].
  • NGC 6940's catalog code is recorded as OCL 141[9].
  • NGC 6940's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 424[10].
  • NGC 6940's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 232[11].
  • NGC 6940's catalog code is recorded as OCl 141.0[12].
  • NGC 6940's catalog code is recorded as C 2032+281[13].
  • NGC 6940's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3370[14].
  • NGC 6940's time of discovery or invention is recorded as July 17, 1784[15].
  • NGC 6940's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6940[16].
  • NGC 6940's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.98'}[17].
  • NGC 6940's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.3'}[18].
  • NGC 6940's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+7.7'}[19].
  • NGC 6940's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.15'}[20].
  • NGC 6940's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1047.129'}[21].
  • NGC 6940's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+308.6083'}[22].
  • NGC 6940's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+28.2833'}[23].
  • NGC 6940's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[24].
  • NGC 6940's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-4.47'}[25].
  • NGC 6940's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.40'}[26].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6940's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

Use and Application

NGC 6940 is part of Milky Way[6].

Why It Matters

NGC 6940 has Wikipedia articles in 32 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] ↑ . New catalogue of optically visible open clusters and candidates. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . A RAVE investigation on Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . On the metallicity of open clusters. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Integrated parameters of star clusters: a comparison of theory and observations. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 6w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Simbad id → NGC 6940
    Declination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Time of discovery or invention → +1784-07-17T00:00:00Z
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P155]]: [[Q1148664]]"
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