NGC 5500

Summary

NGC 5500 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5500 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 5500's image is recorded as NGC5500 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 5500's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 5500's constellation is recorded as Boötes^[6].
• NGC 5500's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[7].
• NGC 5500's part of is recorded as Q67623900^[8].
• NGC 5500's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5500^[9].
• NGC 5500's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5500^[10].
• NGC 5500's catalog code is recorded as MCG+08-26-008^[11].
• NGC 5500's catalog code is recorded as UGC 9070^[12].
• NGC 5500's catalog code is recorded as PGC 50588^[13].
• NGC 5500's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J14101524+4832458^[14].
• NGC 5500's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J141015.23+483246.0^[15].
• NGC 5500's catalog code is recorded as Z 247-7^[16].
• NGC 5500's catalog code is recorded as Z 1408.4+4847^[17].
• NGC 5500's catalog code is recorded as UZC J141015.3+483246^[18].
• NGC 5500's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +48.0261^[19].
• NGC 5500's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 50588^[20].
• NGC 5500's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1507989921304044288^[21].
• NGC 5500's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1787-05-12T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 5500's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.006291'}^[23].
• NGC 5500's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.00637'}^[24].
• NGC 5500's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[25].
• NGC 5500's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.9580'}^[26].
• NGC 5500's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 5500 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 5500 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]