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NGC 6356

Summary

NGC 6356 is a globular cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6356 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6356's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[4].
  • NGC 6356's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus[5].
  • NGC 6356's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6356[6].
  • NGC 6356's catalog code is recorded as BD-17 4794[7].
  • NGC 6356's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 10041[8].
  • NGC 6356's catalog code is recorded as HD 157361[9].
  • NGC 6356's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6356[10].
  • NGC 6356's catalog code is recorded as C 1720-177[11].
  • NGC 6356's catalog code is recorded as GCl 62[12].
  • NGC 6356's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2585[13].
  • NGC 6356's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 171[14].
  • NGC 6356's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 17, 1784[15].
  • NGC 6356's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6356[16].
  • NGC 6356's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.25'}[17].
  • NGC 6356's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.01'}[18].
  • NGC 6356's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.499'}[19].
  • NGC 6356's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.231'}[20].
  • NGC 6356's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-8.48'}[21].
  • NGC 6356's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+27.0'}[22].
  • NGC 6356's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-0.51'}[23].
  • NGC 6356's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q531', 'amount': '+47600'}[24].
  • NGC 6356's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+260.895792'}[25].
  • NGC 6356's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-17.813028'}[26].
  • NGC 6356's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6356's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6356 has Wikipedia articles in 27 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . spider.seds.org. Retrieved . spider.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Insights into pre-enrichment of star clusters and self-enrichment of dwarf galaxies from their intrinsic metallicity dispersions. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . RR Lyrae-based calibration of the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . RR Lyrae-based calibration of the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . RR Lyrae-based calibration of the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 3d ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Simbad id → NGC 6356
    Declination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Time of discovery or invention → +1784-06-17T00:00:00Z
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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