NGC 5970

barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Serpens
Thing galaxy Q1124540
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NGC 5970

Summary

NGC 5970 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5970 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 5970's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 5970's instance of is recorded as HI (21cm) source[5].
  • NGC 5970's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 5970's constellation is recorded as Serpens[7].
  • NGC 5970's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBc[8].
  • NGC 5970 is part of Virgo Cluster[9].
  • NGC 5970's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5970[10].
  • NGC 5970's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5970[11].
  • NGC 5970's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-40-006[12].
  • NGC 5970's catalog code is recorded as UGC 9943[13].
  • NGC 5970's catalog code is recorded as PGC 55665[14].
  • NGC 5970's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15382998+1211117[15].
  • NGC 5970's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J153829.94+121111.7[16].
  • NGC 5970's catalog code is recorded as UZC J153830.0+121112[17].
  • NGC 5970's catalog code is recorded as Z 78-34[18].
  • NGC 5970's catalog code is recorded as Z 1536.1+1221[19].
  • NGC 5970's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1538+12b[20].
  • NGC 5970's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 55665[21].
  • NGC 5970's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • NGC 5970's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 5970[23].
  • NGC 5970's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.006527'}[24].
  • NGC 5970's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.5'}[25].
  • NGC 5970's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.2'}[26].
  • NGC 5970's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.697'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include galaxy[4], HI (21cm) source[5], and spiral galaxy[6].

Use and Application

NGC 5970 is part of Virgo Cluster[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 5970 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . 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. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Dynamics of binary galaxies. I. Wide pairs. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Updated Zwicky Catalog (UZC). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.

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 5970. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-5970
MLA “NGC 5970.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-5970.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-5970_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 5970}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-5970}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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