NGC 5054

Summary

NGC 5054 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5054 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 5054's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[4].
• NGC 5054's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 5054's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[6].
• NGC 5054's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb^[7].
• NGC 5054 is part of Q67623580^[8].
• NGC 5054 is part of Q67625703^[9].
• NGC 5054 is part of Q67790403^[10].
• NGC 5054 is part of Q67796935^[11].
• NGC 5054's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5054^[12].
• NGC 5054's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5054^[13].
• NGC 5054's catalog code is recorded as PGC 46247^[14].
• NGC 5054's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13165848-1638054^[15].
• NGC 5054's catalog code is recorded as UGCA 344^[16].
• NGC 5054's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F13143-1622^[17].
• NGC 5054's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-34-039^[18].
• NGC 5054's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 13142-1622^[19].
• NGC 5054's catalog code is recorded as AGC 530083^[20].
• NGC 5054's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ131658.5-163805^[21].
• NGC 5054's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q13142-1622^[22].
• NGC 5054's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1317-16^[23].
• NGC 5054's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 46247^[24].
• NGC 5054's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-12-31T00:00:00Z^[25].
• NGC 5054's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.005811'}^[26].
• NGC 5054's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.005526'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67623580^[8], Q67625703^[9], Q67790403^[10], and Q67796935^[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[4] and spiral galaxy^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 5054^[13], PGC 46247^[14], 2MASX J13165848-1638054^[15], UGCA 344^[16], IRAS F13143-1622^[17], and MCG-03-34-039^[18].

Why It Matters

NGC 5054 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]