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NGC 5

elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
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NGC 5

Summary

NGC 5 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 54 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan[3].
  • NGC 5's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].
  • NGC 5's constellation is recorded as Andromeda[5].
  • NGC 5's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[6].
  • NGC 5's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5[7].
  • NGC 5's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5[8].
  • NGC 5's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00074889+3521444[9].
  • NGC 5's catalog code is recorded as UGC 62[10].
  • NGC 5's catalog code is recorded as MCG+06-01-013[11].
  • NGC 5's catalog code is recorded as PGC 595[12].
  • NGC 5's catalog code is recorded as Z 517-17[13].
  • NGC 5's catalog code is recorded as Z 518-12[14].
  • NGC 5's catalog code is recorded as Z 0005.2+3505[15].
  • NGC 5's catalog code is recorded as UZC J000748.9+352144[16].
  • NGC 5's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +35.0003[17].
  • NGC 5's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 595[18].
  • NGC 5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 21, 1881[19].
  • NGC 5's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 5[20].
  • NGC 5's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.016792'}[21].
  • NGC 5's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.8'}[22].
  • NGC 5's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.519'}[23].
  • NGC 5's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}[24].
  • NGC 5's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.861'}[25].
  • NGC 5's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.634'}[26].
  • NGC 5's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.9537417'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 5's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 5 has Wikipedia articles in 54 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Redshift → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.016792'}
    Declination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Right ascension → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Epoch → J2000.0
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ remove sitelink "ruwikinews:Категория:NGC 5" (page does not exist on client wiki; from client wiki log: page was deleted by User:Mitte27 on 2026-04-10, 20:07:29) #ruwikine"
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