NGC 5044

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NGC 5044
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NGC 5044

Summary

NGC 5044 is a brightest cluster galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5044 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 5044's image is recorded as NGC 5044 color cutout hst 05927 06 wfpc2 f791w fr680p15 pc sci.jpg[4].
  • NGC 5044's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy[5].
  • NGC 5044's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[6].
  • NGC 5044's constellation is recorded as Virgo[7].
  • NGC 5044's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[8].
  • NGC 5044's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E0[9].
  • NGC 5044's part of is recorded as Q67623580[10].
  • NGC 5044's part of is recorded as Q67625703[11].
  • NGC 5044's part of is recorded as Q67790403[12].
  • NGC 5044's part of is recorded as Q67797208[13].
  • NGC 5044's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5044[14].
  • NGC 5044's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5044[15].
  • NGC 5044's catalog code is recorded as PGC 46115[16].
  • NGC 5044's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13152396-1623079[17].
  • NGC 5044's catalog code is recorded as UGCA 341[18].
  • NGC 5044's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-34-034[19].
  • NGC 5044's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ131524.0-162308[20].
  • NGC 5044's catalog code is recorded as RBS 1238[21].
  • NGC 5044's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J131523.8-162320[22].
  • NGC 5044's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 46115[23].
  • NGC 5044's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-12-31T00:00:00Z[24].
  • NGC 5044's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.00894'}[25].
  • NGC 5044's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.8'}[26].
  • NGC 5044's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.9'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 5044 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 5044 has Wikipedia articles in 11 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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . VEGAS: A VST Early-type GAlaxy Survey. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Optical emission line nebulae in galaxy cluster cores 1: the morphological, kinematic and spectral properties of the sample. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The anatomy of the NGC 5044 group - I. Group membership and dynamics. 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-5044_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 5044}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-5044}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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