NGC 5887

Summary

NGC 5887 is a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5887 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan^[3].
• NGC 5887's image is recorded as NGC5887 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 5887's instance of is recorded as low-ionization nuclear emission-line region^[5].
• NGC 5887's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 5887's constellation is recorded as Serpens^[7].
• NGC 5887's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0-a^[8].
• NGC 5887's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 0^[9].
• NGC 5887's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5887^[10].
• NGC 5887's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5887^[11].
• NGC 5887's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15144398+0109151^[12].
• NGC 5887's catalog code is recorded as UGC 9779^[13].
• NGC 5887's catalog code is recorded as MCG+00-39-012^[14].
• NGC 5887's catalog code is recorded as PGC 54416^[15].
• NGC 5887's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J151443.98+010915.3^[16].
• NGC 5887's catalog code is recorded as Z 21-56^[17].
• NGC 5887's catalog code is recorded as Z 1512.2+0120^[18].
• NGC 5887's catalog code is recorded as UZC J151443.9+010915^[19].
• NGC 5887's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +01.0445^[20].
• NGC 5887's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 54416^[21].
• NGC 5887's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4419915561158355072^[22].
• NGC 5887's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1880-06-09T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 5887's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.029286'}^[24].
• NGC 5887's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02928'}^[25].
• NGC 5887's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[26].
• NGC 5887's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.9133'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 5887 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 5887 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]