RCW 120

H II region in the constellation Scorpius
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RCW 120

Summary

RCW 120 is a H II region[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #38 of 78).[2]

Key Facts

  • RCW 120's image is recorded as RCW 120.jpg[3].
  • RCW 120's instance of is recorded as H II region[4].
  • RCW 120's constellation is recorded as Scorpius[5].
  • RCW 120's Commons category is recorded as RCW 120[6].
  • RCW 120's catalog code is recorded as SH 2-3[7].
  • RCW 120's catalog code is recorded as GUM 58[8].
  • RCW 120's catalog code is recorded as RCW 120[9].
  • RCW 120's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bwgnbd[10].
  • RCW 120's SIMBAD ID is recorded as SH 2-3[11].
  • RCW 120's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+258.100'}[12].
  • RCW 120's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-38.467'}[13].
  • RCW 120's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[14].

Why It Matters

RCW 120 draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #38 of 78).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HII regions of the Northern Milky Way: medium large field photographic atlas and catalogue. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . HII regions of the Northern Milky Way: medium large field photographic atlas and catalogue. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . HII regions of the Northern Milky Way: medium large field photographic atlas and catalogue. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). RCW 120. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/rcw-120
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_rcw-120_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{RCW 120}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/rcw-120}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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