NGC 6561

Summary

NGC 6561 is an astronomical object^[1]. NGC 6561 has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6561 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 6561's image is recorded as NGC 6561 PanS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 6561's instance of is recorded as astronomical object^[5].
• NGC 6561's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius^[6].
• NGC 6561's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6561^[7].
• NGC 6561's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2834^[8].
• NGC 6561's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-06-27T00:00:00Z^[9].
• NGC 6561's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-20.0'}^[10].
• NGC 6561's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+3400'}^[11].
• NGC 6561's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120v_0hq^[12].
• NGC 6561's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 6561^[13].
• NGC 6561's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 6561^[14].
• NGC 6561's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+272.6250'}^[15].
• NGC 6561's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-16.7250'}^[16].
• NGC 6561's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[17].
• NGC 6561's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.11'}^[18].
• NGC 6561's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.04'}^[19].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 6561 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 6561 has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]