NGC 6603

Summary

NGC 6603 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6603 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 6603's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].
• NGC 6603's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 6603's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius^[6].
• NGC 6603's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6603^[7].
• NGC 6603's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6603^[8].
• NGC 6603's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 374^[9].
• NGC 6603's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 197^[10].
• NGC 6603's catalog code is recorded as ESO 590-17^[11].
• NGC 6603's catalog code is recorded as OCl 36^[12].
• NGC 6603's catalog code is recorded as C 1815-184^[13].
• NGC 6603's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 7^[14].
• NGC 6603's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2883^[15].
• NGC 6603's time of discovery or invention is recorded as July 15, 1830^[16].
• NGC 6603's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.1'}^[17].
• NGC 6603's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+21.3'}^[18].
• NGC 6603's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.43'}^[19].
• NGC 6603's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+10000'}^[20].
• NGC 6603's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+2880'}^[21].
• NGC 6603's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+274.6083'}^[22].
• NGC 6603's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-18.40667'}^[23].
• NGC 6603's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[24].
• NGC 6603's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.74'}^[25].
• NGC 6603's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+1.06'}^[26].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include open cluster^[4] and galaxy^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 6603^[8], Collinder 374^[9], Melotte 197^[10], ESO 590-17^[11], OCl 36^[12], and C 1815-184^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 6603 has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]