NGC 5251

Summary

NGC 5251 is a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (low_ionization_nuclear_emission_line_region category, ranking #9 of 77).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5251 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 5251's image is recorded as NGC5251 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 5251's instance of is recorded as low-ionization nuclear emission-line region^[5].
• NGC 5251's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 5251's constellation is recorded as Boötes^[7].
• NGC 5251's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0-a^[8].
• NGC 5251's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sp^[9].
• NGC 5251's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5251^[10].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5251^[11].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-32-044^[12].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F13351+2740^[13].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as PGC 48119^[14].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13372485+2725097^[15].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as AGC 230488^[16].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as Z 161-90^[17].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as UZC J133724.8+272509^[18].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as Z 1335.1+2741^[19].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J133725+272513^[20].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J133724.82+272509.1^[21].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J133724.82+272508.9^[22].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 48119^[23].
• NGC 5251's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J133724.84+272509.1^[24].
• NGC 5251's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-04-11T00:00:00Z^[25].
• NGC 5251's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03656'}^[26].
• NGC 5251's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 5251 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 5251 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (low_ionization_nuclear_emission_line_region category, ranking #9 of 77).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]