NGC 6253

Summary

NGC 6253 is an open cluster^[1]. NGC 6253 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6253 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop^[3].
• NGC 6253's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].
• NGC 6253's constellation is recorded as Ara^[5].
• NGC 6253's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6253^[6].
• NGC 6253's catalog code is recorded as C 1655-526^[7].
• NGC 6253's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-05-14T00:00:00Z^[8].
• NGC 6253's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.2'}^[9].
• NGC 6253's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-28.2'}^[10].
• NGC 6253's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.34'}^[11].
• NGC 6253's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+2004.472'}^[12].
• NGC 6253's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+254.7700'}^[13].
• NGC 6253's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-52.7000'}^[14].
• NGC 6253's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[15].
• NGC 6253's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-4.31'}^[16].
• NGC 6253's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.13'}^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6253's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6253 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]