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NGC 6517

Summary

NGC 6517 is a globular cluster[1]. NGC 6517 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6517 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6517's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[4].
  • NGC 6517's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 6517's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus[6].
  • NGC 6517's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6517[7].
  • NGC 6517's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6517[8].
  • NGC 6517's catalog code is recorded as GCL 81[9].
  • NGC 6517's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J18015037-0857343[10].
  • NGC 6517's catalog code is recorded as C 1759-089[11].
  • NGC 6517's catalog code is recorded as GCl 81[12].
  • NGC 6517's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2780[13].
  • NGC 6517's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-06-16T00:00:00Z[14].
  • NGC 6517's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6517[15].
  • NGC 6517's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.1'}[16].
  • NGC 6517's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.018'}[17].
  • NGC 6517's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.08'}[18].
  • NGC 6517's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.209'}[19].
  • NGC 6517's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.999'}[20].
  • NGC 6517's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.298'}[21].
  • NGC 6517's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.918'}[22].
  • NGC 6517's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.613'}[23].
  • NGC 6517's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.411'}[24].
  • NGC 6517's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-39.6'}[25].
  • NGC 6517's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+270.4599000'}[26].
  • NGC 6517's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-8.9595528'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include globular cluster[4] and galaxy[5].

Why It Matters

NGC 6517 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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