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NGC 6249

Summary

NGC 6249 is a star cluster[1]. NGC 6249 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6249 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].
  • NGC 6249's image is recorded as NGC 6249 DSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 6249's instance of is recorded as star cluster[5].
  • NGC 6249's constellation is recorded as Scorpius[6].
  • NGC 6249's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6249[7].
  • NGC 6249's catalog code is recorded as C 1654-447[8].
  • NGC 6249's catalog code is recorded as OCl 994[9].
  • NGC 6249's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1826-07-31T00:00:00Z[10].
  • NGC 6249's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.72'}[11].
  • NGC 6249's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.2'}[12].
  • NGC 6249's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-37.63'}[13].
  • NGC 6249's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+981'}[14].
  • NGC 6249's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122bxgpy[15].
  • NGC 6249's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 6249[16].
  • NGC 6249's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 6249[17].
  • NGC 6249's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+254.400'}[18].
  • NGC 6249's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-44.817'}[19].
  • NGC 6249's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[20].
  • NGC 6249's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-4.25'}[21].
  • NGC 6249's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.35'}[22].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 6249 is credited with the discovery of James Dunlop[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 6249 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . A kinematic study of open clusters: implications for their origin. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 6249. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q762385
MLA “NGC 6249.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/q762385.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q762385_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 6249}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q762385}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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