NGC 6425

Summary

NGC 6425 is a star cluster^[1]. NGC 6425 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6425 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 6425's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].
• NGC 6425's constellation is recorded as Scorpius^[5].
• NGC 6425's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6425^[6].
• NGC 6425's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 17437-3128^[7].
• NGC 6425's catalog code is recorded as C 1743-315^[8].
• NGC 6425's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 17437-3131^[9].
• NGC 6425's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2691^[10].
• NGC 6425's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-08-03T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 6425's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.90'}^[12].
• NGC 6425's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.2'}^[13].
• NGC 6425's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+5.4'}^[14].
• NGC 6425's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.16'}^[15].
• NGC 6425's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+778'}^[16].
• NGC 6425's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+266.7450'}^[17].
• NGC 6425's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-31.5300'}^[18].
• NGC 6425's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[19].
• NGC 6425's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.80'}^[20].
• NGC 6425's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.82'}^[21].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6425's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6425 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]