NGC 538

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NGC 538

Summary

NGC 538 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 538 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • NGC 538's image is recorded as NGC 0538 SDSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 538's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 538's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 538's constellation is recorded as Cetus[7].
  • NGC 538's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa[8].
  • NGC 538's part of is recorded as Q67623552[9].
  • NGC 538's part of is recorded as Q67625618[10].
  • NGC 538's part of is recorded as Q67626779[11].
  • NGC 538's part of is recorded as Q67792917[12].
  • NGC 538's Commons category is recorded as NGC 538[13].
  • NGC 538's catalog code is recorded as NGC 538[14].
  • NGC 538's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01252603-0133021[15].
  • NGC 538's catalog code is recorded as MCG+00-04-130[16].
  • NGC 538's catalog code is recorded as UGC 991[17].
  • NGC 538's catalog code is recorded as PGC 5275[18].
  • NGC 538's catalog code is recorded as Z 385-120[19].
  • NGC 538's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ012526.1-013302[20].
  • NGC 538's catalog code is recorded as UZC J012526.1-013303[21].
  • NGC 538's catalog code is recorded as Z 0122.9-0148[22].
  • NGC 538's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J012526.06-013302.4[23].
  • NGC 538's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J012526.06-013302.5[24].
  • NGC 538's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 5275[25].
  • NGC 538's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2485399859394889728[26].
  • NGC 538's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-11-20T00:00:00Z[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 538 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 538 has Wikipedia articles in 30 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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 538. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-538
MLA “NGC 538.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-538.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-538_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 538}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-538}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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