NGC 5886

Summary

NGC 5886 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5886 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 5886's image is recorded as NGC5886 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 5886's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 5886's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 5886's constellation is recorded as Boötes^[7].
• NGC 5886's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E-S0^[8].
• NGC 5886's galaxy morphological type is recorded as -2.0^[9].
• NGC 5886's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5886^[10].
• NGC 5886's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5886^[11].
• NGC 5886's catalog code is recorded as PGC 54298^[12].
• NGC 5886's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15124541+4114008^[13].
• NGC 5886's catalog code is recorded as Z 221-36^[14].
• NGC 5886's catalog code is recorded as UZC J151245.5+411401^[15].
• NGC 5886's catalog code is recorded as Z 1510.9+4125^[16].
• NGC 5886's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J151245.44+411400.8^[17].
• NGC 5886's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 54298^[18].
• NGC 5886's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1392099853841219328^[19].
• NGC 5886's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1828-05-13T00:00:00Z^[20].
• NGC 5886's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026p5ls^[21].
• NGC 5886's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.027833'}^[22].
• NGC 5886's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02783'}^[23].
• NGC 5886's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02783'}^[24].
• NGC 5886's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14'}^[25].
• NGC 5886's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.1'}^[26].
• NGC 5886's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.4039'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 5886 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 5886 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]