NGC 5440

Summary

NGC 5440 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5440 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 5440's image is recorded as NGC5440 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 5440's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 5440's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 5440's constellation is recorded as Canes Venatici^[7].
• NGC 5440's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa^[8].
• NGC 5440's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 1^[9].
• NGC 5440's part of is recorded as Q67623660^[10].
• NGC 5440's part of is recorded as Q67623869^[11].
• NGC 5440's part of is recorded as Q67791036^[12].
• NGC 5440's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5440^[13].
• NGC 5440's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5440^[14].
• NGC 5440's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J14030101+3445281^[15].
• NGC 5440's catalog code is recorded as MCG+06-31-052^[16].
• NGC 5440's catalog code is recorded as PGC 50042^[17].
• NGC 5440's catalog code is recorded as UGC 8963^[18].
• NGC 5440's catalog code is recorded as FIRST J140301.0+344528^[19].
• NGC 5440's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J140301.03+344528.3^[20].
• NGC 5440's catalog code is recorded as UZC J140301.0+344528^[21].
• NGC 5440's catalog code is recorded as Z 1400.8+3500^[22].
• NGC 5440's catalog code is recorded as Z 191-40^[23].
• NGC 5440's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 50042^[24].
• NGC 5440's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-05-01T00:00:00Z^[25].
• NGC 5440's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.012422'}^[26].
• NGC 5440's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.3'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67623660^[10], Q67623869^[11], and Q67791036^[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5] and spiral galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 5440^[14], 2MASX J14030101+3445281^[15], MCG+06-31-052^[16], PGC 50042^[17], UGC 8963^[18], and FIRST J140301.0+344528^[19].

Why It Matters

NGC 5440 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]