NGC 5568

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NGC 5568

Summary

NGC 5568 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5568 is credited with the discovery of Guillaume Bigourdan[3].
  • NGC 5568's image is recorded as NGC5568 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 5568's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 5568's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 5568's constellation is recorded as Boötes[7].
  • NGC 5568's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc[8].
  • NGC 5568's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 5[9].
  • NGC 5568's part of is recorded as Q67626469[10].
  • NGC 5568's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5568[11].
  • NGC 5568's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5568[12].
  • NGC 5568's catalog code is recorded as PGC 51168[13].
  • NGC 5568's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J14192133+3505318[14].
  • NGC 5568's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F14172+3519[15].
  • NGC 5568's catalog code is recorded as MCG+06-31-098[16].
  • NGC 5568's catalog code is recorded as AGC 240264[17].
  • NGC 5568's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J141921.31+350531.7[18].
  • NGC 5568's catalog code is recorded as Z 1417.2+3519[19].
  • NGC 5568's catalog code is recorded as Z 191-77[20].
  • NGC 5568's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 51168[21].
  • NGC 5568's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1480656955587686528[22].
  • NGC 5568's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-05-27T00:00:00Z[23].
  • NGC 5568's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02822'}[24].
  • NGC 5568's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15'}[25].
  • NGC 5568's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.3056'}[26].
  • NGC 5568's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.7'}[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 5568's part of is recorded as Q67626469[10].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 5568[12], PGC 51168[13], 2MASX J14192133+3505318[14], IRAS F14172+3519[15], MCG+06-31-098[16], and AGC 240264[17].

Why It Matters

NGC 5568 has Wikipedia articles in 10 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] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Digital Archive of H I 21 Centimeter Line Spectra of Optically Targeted Galaxies. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. 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] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . SIMBAD. 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 5568. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-5568
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-5568_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 5568}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-5568}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 17w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) Q139701087
    Instance of galaxy, spiral galaxy
    Redshift {'amount': '+0.02822'}
    Radial velocity {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+8350'}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q139701087]]"
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