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NGC 6451

open cluster in the constellation Scorpius
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NGC 6451

Summary

NGC 6451 is an open cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6451 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6451's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].
  • NGC 6451's constellation is recorded as Scorpius[5].
  • NGC 6451's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6451[6].
  • NGC 6451's catalog code is recorded as OCL 1035[7].
  • NGC 6451's catalog code is recorded as ESO 455-SC50[8].
  • NGC 6451's catalog code is recorded as C 1747-302[9].
  • NGC 6451's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2718[10].
  • NGC 6451's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 24, 1784[11].
  • NGC 6451's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.2'}[12].
  • NGC 6451's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-23.0'}[13].
  • NGC 6451's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01'}[14].
  • NGC 6451's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+267.6708'}[15].
  • NGC 6451's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-30.2100'}[16].
  • NGC 6451's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[17].
  • NGC 6451's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.80'}[18].
  • NGC 6451's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.32'}[19].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6451's instance of is recorded as open cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6451 has Wikipedia articles in 24 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . On the metallicity of open clusters. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 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. 10w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → NGC 6451 PanS.jpg
    Wikidata description → open cluster in the constellation Scorpius
    Constellation → Scorpius
    Simbad id → NGC 6451
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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