NGC 5138

Summary

NGC 5138 is a star cluster^[1]. NGC 5138 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5138 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop^[3].
• NGC 5138's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].
• NGC 5138's constellation is recorded as Centaurus^[5].
• NGC 5138's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5138^[6].
• NGC 5138's catalog code is recorded as OCl 902.0^[7].
• NGC 5138's catalog code is recorded as C 1324-587^[8].
• NGC 5138's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2121^[9].
• NGC 5138's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-05-26T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 5138's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.6'}^[11].
• NGC 5138's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-9.6'}^[12].
• NGC 5138's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}^[13].
• NGC 5138's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1986'}^[14].
• NGC 5138's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+201.8167'}^[15].
• NGC 5138's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-59.0333'}^[16].
• NGC 5138's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[17].
• NGC 5138's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.35'}^[18].
• NGC 5138's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-7.98'}^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 5138's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 5138 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]