Messier 54

Summary

Messier 54 is a globular cluster^[1]. It draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #8 of 58).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 54 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• Messier 54's image is recorded as Messier 54 HST.jpg^[4].
• Messier 54's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].
• Messier 54's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius^[6].
• Messier 54's spectral class is recorded as III^[7].
• Messier 54's part of is recorded as Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy^[8].
• Messier 54's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[9].
• Messier 54's Commons category is recorded as Messier 54^[10].
• Messier 54's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy^[11].
• Messier 54's catalog code is recorded as M 54^[12].
• Messier 54's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6715^[13].
• Messier 54's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 6397 E^[14].
• Messier 54's catalog code is recorded as HD 175113^[15].
• Messier 54's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 11355^[16].
• Messier 54's catalog code is recorded as CPD-30 5748^[17].
• Messier 54's catalog code is recorded as CD-30 16412^[18].
• Messier 54's catalog code is recorded as GCl 104^[19].
• Messier 54's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 216^[20].
• Messier 54's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2802337^[21].
• Messier 54's catalog code is recorded as C 1851-305^[22].
• Messier 54's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2802337^[23].
• Messier 54's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3023^[24].
• Messier 54's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1778-07-24T00:00:00Z^[25].
• Messier 54's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03trp0^[26].
• Messier 54's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 54^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy^[8], a dwarf galaxy^[28] and Milky Way^[9], a barred spiral galaxy^[29].

Designation and Status

Messier 54's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 54^[12], NGC 6715^[13], GCRV 6397 E^[14], HD 175113^[15], GCRV 11355^[16], and CPD-30 5748^[17].

Why It Matters

Messier 54 draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #8 of 58).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]