NGC 6357

Summary

NGC 6357 is a H II region^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 39 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6357 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 6357's instance of is recorded as H II region^[4].
• NGC 6357's constellation is recorded as Scorpius^[5].
• NGC 6357's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6357^[6].
• NGC 6357's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6357^[7].
• NGC 6357's catalog code is recorded as GUM 66^[8].
• NGC 6357's catalog code is recorded as RCW 131^[9].
• NGC 6357's catalog code is recorded as SH 2-11^[10].
• NGC 6357's catalog code is recorded as CTB 40^[11].
• NGC 6357's catalog code is recorded as Kes 53^[12].
• NGC 6357's catalog code is recorded as LMH 2^[13].
• NGC 6357's catalog code is recorded as MHR 65^[14].
• NGC 6357's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2588^[15].
• NGC 6357's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 8, 1837^[16].
• NGC 6357's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6357^[17].
• NGC 6357's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-8.00'}^[18].
• NGC 6357's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+261.625'}^[19].
• NGC 6357's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-34.200'}^[20].
• NGC 6357's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[21].
• NGC 6357's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.41'}^[22].
• NGC 6357's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.99'}^[23].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6357's instance of is recorded as H II region^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6357 has Wikipedia articles in 39 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]