NGC 6760

Summary

NGC 6760 is a globular cluster^[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #30 of 58).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6760 is credited with the discovery of John Russell Hind^[3].
• NGC 6760's image is recorded as NGC 6760 PanS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 6760's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].
• NGC 6760's constellation is recorded as Aquila^[6].
• NGC 6760's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6760^[7].
• NGC 6760's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6760^[8].
• NGC 6760's catalog code is recorded as GCL 109^[9].
• NGC 6760's catalog code is recorded as C 1908+009^[10].
• NGC 6760's catalog code is recorded as GCl 109^[11].
• NGC 6760's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3064^[12].
• NGC 6760's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1845-03-30T00:00:00Z^[13].
• NGC 6760's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qrhtw^[14].
• NGC 6760's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.78'}^[15].
• NGC 6760's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.37'}^[16].
• NGC 6760's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.304'}^[17].
• NGC 6760's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.522'}^[18].
• NGC 6760's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-27.5'}^[19].
• NGC 6760's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 6760^[20].
• NGC 6760's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 6760^[21].
• NGC 6760's significant person is recorded as Q97454550^[22].
• NGC 6760's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+287.800250'}^[23].
• NGC 6760's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.030472'}^[24].
• NGC 6760's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[25].
• NGC 6760's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.76'}^[26].
• NGC 6760's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.29'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 6760's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 6760^[8], GCL 109^[9], C 1908+009^[10], and [KPS2012] MWSC 3064^[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 6760 draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #30 of 58).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]