Ruprecht 147

Summary

Ruprecht 147 is an open cluster^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #39 of 108).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ruprecht 147 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• Ruprecht 147's image is recorded as NGC 6774 PanS.jpg^[4].
• Ruprecht 147's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• Ruprecht 147's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius^[6].
• Ruprecht 147's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6774^[7].
• Ruprecht 147's catalog code is recorded as OCL 65^[8].
• Ruprecht 147's catalog code is recorded as OCl 65.0^[9].
• Ruprecht 147's catalog code is recorded as C 1913-163^[10].
• Ruprecht 147's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3078^[11].
• Ruprecht 147's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1830-07-27T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Ruprecht 147's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k0p9pn^[13].
• Ruprecht 147's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6774^[14].
• Ruprecht 147's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+3.2516'}^[15].
• Ruprecht 147's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+41.79'}^[16].
• Ruprecht 147's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[17].
• Ruprecht 147's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+175'}^[18].
• Ruprecht 147's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 6774^[19].
• Ruprecht 147's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 6774^[20].
• Ruprecht 147's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+289.1750'}^[21].
• Ruprecht 147's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-16.2833'}^[22].
• Ruprecht 147's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[23].
• Ruprecht 147's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-26.6464'}^[24].
• Ruprecht 147's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-26.646'}^[25].
• Ruprecht 147's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.9733'}^[26].
• Ruprecht 147's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.973'}^[27].

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Designation and Status

Ruprecht 147's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 6774^[7], OCL 65^[8], OCl 65.0^[9], C 1913-163^[10], and [KPS2012] MWSC 3078^[11].

Why It Matters

Ruprecht 147 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (open_cluster category, ranking #39 of 108).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]