NGC 6268

Summary

NGC 6268 is an open cluster^[1]. NGC 6268 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6268 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop^[3].
• NGC 6268's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].
• NGC 6268's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[5].
• NGC 6268's constellation is recorded as Scorpius^[6].
• NGC 6268's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6268^[7].
• NGC 6268's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 16592-3940^[8].
• NGC 6268's catalog code is recorded as C 1658-396^[9].
• NGC 6268's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2516^[10].
• NGC 6268's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-06-05T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 6268's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.5'}^[12].
• NGC 6268's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-15.1'}^[13].
• NGC 6268's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[14].
• NGC 6268's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1029'}^[15].
• NGC 6268's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+255.5320'}^[16].
• NGC 6268's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-39.7150'}^[17].
• NGC 6268's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[18].
• NGC 6268's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.85'}^[19].
• NGC 6268's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.12'}^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include open cluster^[4] and infrared source^[5].

Why It Matters

NGC 6268 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]