NGC 5307

planetary nebula in the constellation Centaurus
Thing planetary_nebula Q515198
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NGC 5307

Summary

NGC 5307 is a planetary nebula[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5307 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 5307's instance of is recorded as planetary nebula[4].
  • NGC 5307's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source[5].
  • NGC 5307's instance of is recorded as infrared source[6].
  • NGC 5307's constellation is recorded as Centaurus[7].
  • NGC 5307's spectral class is recorded as O3.5V[8].
  • NGC 5307's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5307[9].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5307[10].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as HD 120489[11].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 13478-5057[12].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as ESO 221-11[13].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F13478-5057[14].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13510332-5112207[15].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as AM 1347-505[16].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as CD-50 8073[17].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as CPD-50 6366[18].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 8164[19].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as GSC 08274-02298[20].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as GSC2 S2321230844[21].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as PK 312+10 1[22].
  • NGC 5307's catalog code is recorded as WEB 11886[23].
  • NGC 5307's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 15, 1836[24].
  • NGC 5307's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 5307[25].
  • NGC 5307's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.000227'}[26].
  • NGC 5307's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include planetary nebula[4], astronomical radio source[5], and infrared source[6].

Why It Matters

NGC 5307 has Wikipedia articles in 32 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Improved spectral descriptions of planetary nebulae central stars. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . A redshift survey of IRAS galaxies. VII - The infrared and redshift data for the 1.936 Jansky sample. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Constellation → Centaurus
    Freebase id → /m/02qh1_4
    Catalog code → NGC 5307, HD 120489, IRAS 13478-5057 +11
    Declination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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