NGC 5168

Summary

NGC 5168 is a star cluster^[1]. NGC 5168 has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5168 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 5168's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].
• NGC 5168's constellation is recorded as Centaurus^[5].
• NGC 5168's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5168^[6].
• NGC 5168's catalog code is recorded as OCl 905^[7].
• NGC 5168's catalog code is recorded as C 1327-606^[8].
• NGC 5168's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2129^[9].
• NGC 5168's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-06-16T00:00:00Z^[10].
• NGC 5168's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.55'}^[11].
• NGC 5168's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.1'}^[12].
• NGC 5168's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1777'}^[13].
• NGC 5168's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+202.7700'}^[14].
• NGC 5168's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-60.9400'}^[15].
• NGC 5168's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[16].
• NGC 5168's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.05'}^[17].
• NGC 5168's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.95'}^[18].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 5168's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 5168 has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]