NGC 5550

Summary

NGC 5550 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5550 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 5550's image is recorded as NGC5550 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 5550's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 5550's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 5550's constellation is recorded as Boötes^[7].
• NGC 5550's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb^[8].
• NGC 5550's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S^[9].
• NGC 5550's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5550^[10].
• NGC 5550's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5550^[11].
• NGC 5550's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J14182795+1252588^[12].
• NGC 5550's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F14160+1306^[13].
• NGC 5550's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-36-065^[14].
• NGC 5550's catalog code is recorded as PGC 51108^[15].
• NGC 5550's catalog code is recorded as UGC 9154^[16].
• NGC 5550's catalog code is recorded as Z 1416.0+1306^[17].
• NGC 5550's catalog code is recorded as Z 74-162^[18].
• NGC 5550's catalog code is recorded as Z 75-3^[19].
• NGC 5550's catalog code is recorded as UZC J141827.9+125259^[20].
• NGC 5550's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J141827.97+125259.0^[21].
• NGC 5550's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 51108^[22].
• NGC 5550's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1831-04-04T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 5550's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02481'}^[24].
• NGC 5550's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.024810'}^[25].
• NGC 5550's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[26].
• NGC 5550's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 5550^[11], 2MASX J14182795+1252588^[12], IRAS F14160+1306^[13], MCG+02-36-065^[14], PGC 51108^[15], and UGC 9154^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 5550 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]