NGC 5866
lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco
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NGC 5866
Summary
NGC 5866 is a lenticular galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of lenticular_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- NGC 5866 is credited with the discovery of Pierre Méchain[3].
- NGC 5866's image is recorded as Ngc5866 hst big rotated.jpg[4].
- NGC 5866's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[5].
- NGC 5866's instance of is recorded as edge-on galaxy[6].
- NGC 5866's constellation is recorded as Draco[7].
- NGC 5866's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0-a[8].
- NGC 5866's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5866[9].
- NGC 5866's parent astronomical body is recorded as NGC 5866 Group[10].
- NGC 5866's said to be the same as is recorded as Messier 102[11].
- NGC 5866's catalog code is recorded as PGC 53933[12].
- NGC 5866's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5866[13].
- NGC 5866's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1781-03-27T00:00:00Z[14].
- NGC 5866's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03shzt[15].
- NGC 5866's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 5866[16].
- NGC 5866's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.002528'}[17].
- NGC 5866's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.9'}[18].
- NGC 5866's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+48000000'}[19].
- NGC 5866's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 5866[20].
- NGC 5866's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 53933[21].
- NGC 5866's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+226.623171'}[22].
- NGC 5866's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+55.7633083'}[23].
- NGC 5866's Uppsala General Catalogue ID is recorded as 9723[24].
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Works and Contributions
NGC 5866 is credited with the discovery of Pierre Méchain[3].
Why It Matters
NGC 5866 ranks in the top 1% of lenticular_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]