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NGC 5255

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NGC 5255

Summary

NGC 5255 is a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5255 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 5255's image is recorded as NGC5255 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 5255's instance of is recorded as low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[5].
  • NGC 5255's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[6].
  • NGC 5255's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major[7].
  • NGC 5255's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S?[8].
  • NGC 5255's galaxy morphological type is recorded as -0.4[9].
  • NGC 5255's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5255[10].
  • NGC 5255's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5255[11].
  • NGC 5255's catalog code is recorded as MCG+10-19-098[12].
  • NGC 5255's catalog code is recorded as PGC 48124[13].
  • NGC 5255's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13371811+5706324[14].
  • NGC 5255's catalog code is recorded as Z 294-51[15].
  • NGC 5255's catalog code is recorded as Z 1335.5+5722[16].
  • NGC 5255's catalog code is recorded as UZC J133718.1+570632[17].
  • NGC 5255's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J133718.11+570632.1[18].
  • NGC 5255's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 10987[19].
  • NGC 5255's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 48124[20].
  • NGC 5255's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J133718.13+570632.1[21].
  • NGC 5255's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1789-04-17T00:00:00Z[22].
  • NGC 5255's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02310'}[23].
  • NGC 5255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}[24].
  • NGC 5255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.944'}[25].
  • NGC 5255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}[26].
  • NGC 5255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.243'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 5255 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 5255 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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 K‐Band Galaxy Luminosity Function. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 5255. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-5255
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-5255_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 5255}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-5255}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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