NGC 6178

Summary

NGC 6178 is a star cluster^[1]. NGC 6178 has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6178 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 6178's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].
• NGC 6178's constellation is recorded as Scorpius^[5].
• NGC 6178's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6178^[6].
• NGC 6178's catalog code is recorded as OCl 980^[7].
• NGC 6178's catalog code is recorded as C 1632-455^[8].
• NGC 6178's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-07-27T00:00:00Z^[9].
• NGC 6178's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.28'}^[10].
• NGC 6178's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.2'}^[11].
• NGC 6178's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+3.5'}^[12].
• NGC 6178's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1014'}^[13].
• NGC 6178's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+248.9458'}^[14].
• NGC 6178's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-45.6433'}^[15].
• NGC 6178's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[16].
• NGC 6178's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.82'}^[17].
• NGC 6178's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.79'}^[18].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6178's instance of is recorded as star cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6178 has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]