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NGC 5668

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NGC 5668

Summary

NGC 5668 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5668 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 5668's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 5668's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 5668's constellation is recorded as Virgo[6].
  • NGC 5668's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sd[7].
  • NGC 5668's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SAcd[8].
  • NGC 5668 is part of Virgo Cluster[9].
  • NGC 5668's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5668[10].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5668[11].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as PGC 52018[12].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as UGC 9363[13].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as MCG+01-37-028[14].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 14309+0440[15].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F14309+0440[16].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as Z 47-90[17].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as Z 1430.9+0440[18].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as UZC J143324.3+042702[19].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q14309+0440[20].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1433+04[21].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J143324.33+042701.7[22].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 52018[23].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as [SLK2004] 1023[24].
  • NGC 5668's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3668814841529466752[25].
  • NGC 5668's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 29, 1786[26].
  • NGC 5668's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 5668[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include galaxy[4] and spiral galaxy[5].

Use and Application

NGC 5668 is part of Virgo Cluster[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 5668 has Wikipedia articles in 28 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A catalog of visually classified galaxies in the local (z ~ 0.01) universe. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:NGC 5668
    Redshift → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.00528'}
    Wikidata description → galaxy
    Constellation → Virgo
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q9326333]]"
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