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NGC 5020

Summary

NGC 5020 is a galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5020 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 5020's image is recorded as NGC5020 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 5020's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 5020's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 5020's constellation is recorded as Virgo[7].
  • NGC 5020's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBbc[8].
  • NGC 5020's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 3[9].
  • NGC 5020's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5020[10].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5020[11].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 13102+1251[12].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as PGC 45883[13].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13123987+1235590[14].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as UGC 8289[15].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F13101+1251[16].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-34-003[17].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as Z 72-24[18].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as ALFALFA 1-512[19].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as Z 1310.2+1252[20].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as UZC J131239.9+123559[21].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q13102+1251[22].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1312+12[23].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J131239.87+123559.1[24].
  • NGC 5020's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 45883[25].
  • NGC 5020's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-04-12T00:00:00Z[26].
  • NGC 5020's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01097'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy[5] and spiral galaxy[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 5020[11], IRAS 13102+1251[12], PGC 45883[13], 2MASX J13123987+1235590[14], UGC 8289[15], and IRAS F13101+1251[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 5020 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

William Herschel

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The EFIGI catalogue of 4458 nearby galaxies with detailed morphology. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Characterizing supernova progenitors via the metallicities of their host galaxies, from poor dwarfs to rich spirals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 5020. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-5020
MLA “NGC 5020.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-5020.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-5020_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 5020}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-5020}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Right ascension → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+198.1661375'}
    Redshift → {'amount': '+0.01097'}
    Apparent magnitude → {'amount': '+12.1'}, {'amount': '+13.4'}, {'amount': '+10.024'} +7
    Distance from earth → {'unit': 'Q3773454', 'amount': '+50.4'}
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q9327032]]"
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