NGC 5557

Summary

NGC 5557 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #20 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5557 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 5557's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[4].
• NGC 5557's constellation is recorded as Boötes^[5].
• NGC 5557's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E1^[6].
• NGC 5557's galaxy morphological type is recorded as -1^[7].
• NGC 5557 is part of Q67862796^[8].
• NGC 5557 is part of Q67623684^[9].
• NGC 5557 is part of Q67623910^[10].
• NGC 5557 is part of Q67792235^[11].
• NGC 5557 is part of Q67797262^[12].
• NGC 5557's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5557^[13].
• NGC 5557's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5557^[14].
• NGC 5557's catalog code is recorded as MCG+06-31-093^[15].
• NGC 5557's catalog code is recorded as PGC 51104^[16].
• NGC 5557's catalog code is recorded as UGC 9161^[17].
• NGC 5557's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J14182570+3629372^[18].
• NGC 5557's catalog code is recorded as Z 191-74^[19].
• NGC 5557's catalog code is recorded as UZC J141825.8+362937^[20].
• NGC 5557's catalog code is recorded as Z 1416.3+3643^[21].
• NGC 5557's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J141825.72+362936.8^[22].
• NGC 5557's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 51104^[23].
• NGC 5557's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-05-01T00:00:00Z^[24].
• NGC 5557's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.010764'}^[25].
• NGC 5557's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.9'}^[26].
• NGC 5557's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.2'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 5557's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67862796^[8], Q67623684^[9], Q67623910^[10], Q67792235^[11], and Q67797262^[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 5557 draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #20 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]