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NGC 5946

Summary

NGC 5946 is a globular cluster[1]. NGC 5946 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5946 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].
  • NGC 5946's image is recorded as NGC 5946 hst 11628 R555B438.png[4].
  • NGC 5946's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[5].
  • NGC 5946's constellation is recorded as Norma[6].
  • NGC 5946's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5946[7].
  • NGC 5946's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5946[8].
  • NGC 5946's catalog code is recorded as C 1531-504[9].
  • NGC 5946's catalog code is recorded as GCl 36[10].
  • NGC 5946's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-05-08T00:00:00Z[11].
  • NGC 5946's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 5946[12].
  • NGC 5946's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.72'}[13].
  • NGC 5946's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.60'}[14].
  • NGC 5946's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.98'}[15].
  • NGC 5946's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.340'}[16].
  • NGC 5946's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.889'}[17].
  • NGC 5946's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.645'}[18].
  • NGC 5946's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.477'}[19].
  • NGC 5946's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+119.5'}[20].
  • NGC 5946's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-2.00'}[21].
  • NGC 5946's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-1.70'}[22].
  • NGC 5946's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-1.54'}[23].
  • NGC 5946's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+0.011'}[24].
  • NGC 5946's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1229cn4h[25].
  • NGC 5946's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 5946[26].
  • NGC 5946's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 5946[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 5946 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 5946 has Wikipedia articles in 23 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Testing three derivative methods of stellar population synthesis models. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Testing three derivative methods of stellar population synthesis models. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Testing three derivative methods of stellar population synthesis models. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 5946. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1124298
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1124298_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 5946}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1124298}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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