NGC 2501

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Puppis
Thing hi_21cm_source Q1049426
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NGC 2501

Summary

NGC 2501 is a HI[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2501 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2501's image is recorded as NGC 2501 DSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 2501's instance of is recorded as HI (21cm) source[5].
  • NGC 2501's instance of is recorded as infrared source[6].
  • NGC 2501's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[7].
  • NGC 2501's constellation is recorded as Puppis[8].
  • NGC 2501's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[9].
  • NGC 2501's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2501[10].
  • NGC 2501's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2501[11].
  • NGC 2501's catalog code is recorded as PGC 22354[12].
  • NGC 2501's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-21-002[13].
  • NGC 2501's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 07561-1413[14].
  • NGC 2501's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J07583004-1421154[15].
  • NGC 2501's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05424-01610[16].
  • NGC 2501's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0758-14[17].
  • NGC 2501's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q07561-1413[18].
  • NGC 2501's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 22354[19].
  • NGC 2501's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5725625854398302336[20].
  • NGC 2501's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1836-02-14T00:00:00Z[21].
  • NGC 2501's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.007188'}[22].
  • NGC 2501's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.007272'}[23].
  • NGC 2501's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}[24].
  • NGC 2501's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}[25].
  • NGC 2501's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}[26].
  • NGC 2501's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2501 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2501 has Wikipedia articles in 12 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] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Redshift distribution of galaxies in the southern Milky Way region 210. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-2501_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 2501}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2501}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 18w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Image NGC 2501 DSS.jpg
    Radial velocity {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+2137'}
    Redshift {'amount': '+0.007188'}, {'amount': '+0.007272'}
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: NGC 2501 PanS.jpg"
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