NGC 6404

Summary

NGC 6404 is a star cluster^[1]. NGC 6404 has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6404 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 6404's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].
• NGC 6404's constellation is recorded as Scorpius^[5].
• NGC 6404's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6404^[6].
• NGC 6404's catalog code is recorded as C 1736-332^[7].
• NGC 6404's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2658^[8].
• NGC 6404's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1837-06-27T00:00:00Z^[9].
• NGC 6404's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.6'}^[10].
• NGC 6404's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+10.60'}^[11].
• NGC 6404's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+264.9150'}^[12].
• NGC 6404's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-33.2330'}^[13].
• NGC 6404's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[14].
• NGC 6404's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.59'}^[15].
• NGC 6404's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.01'}^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6404's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6404 has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]