NGC 5953

Galaxy in the constellation Serpens
Thing unbarred_spiral_galaxy Q1124368
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NGC 5953

Summary

NGC 5953 is an unbarred spiral galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5953 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 5953's instance of is recorded as unbarred spiral galaxy[4].
  • NGC 5953's instance of is recorded as interacting galaxy[5].
  • NGC 5953's instance of is recorded as active galactic nucleus[6].
  • NGC 5953's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source[7].
  • NGC 5953's instance of is recorded as sub-millimetric source[8].
  • NGC 5953's instance of is recorded as infrared source[9].
  • NGC 5953's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source[10].
  • NGC 5953's constellation is recorded as Serpens[11].
  • NGC 5953's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SAa[12].
  • NGC 5953 is part of Q67856703[13].
  • NGC 5953 is part of Q67624013[14].
  • NGC 5953 is part of Q67623737[15].
  • NGC 5953's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5953[16].
  • NGC 5953's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5953[17].
  • NGC 5953's catalog code is recorded as MCG+03-40-005[18].
  • NGC 5953's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F15322+1521[19].
  • NGC 5953's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 15322+1521[20].
  • NGC 5953's catalog code is recorded as KPG 468a[21].
  • NGC 5953's catalog code is recorded as UGC 9903[22].
  • NGC 5953's catalog code is recorded as PGC 55480[23].
  • NGC 5953's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15343240+1511377[24].
  • NGC 5953's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J153432.38+151137.6[25].
  • NGC 5953's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J153432.52+151133.2[26].
  • NGC 5953's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J153432+151141[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include unbarred spiral galaxy[4], interacting galaxy[5], active galactic nucleus[6], astronomical radio source[7], sub-millimetric source[8], and infrared source[9].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67856703[13], an interacting galaxies[28]; Q67624013[14]; and Q67623737[15], a galaxy group[29].

Why It Matters

NGC 5953 has Wikipedia articles in 26 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] . A catalog of visually classified galaxies in the local (z ~ 0.01) universe. esahubble.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A catalog of visually classified galaxies in the local (z ~ 0.01) universe. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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 5953. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-5953
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