NGC 5982

Summary

NGC 5982 is a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of low_ionization_nuclear_emission_line_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5982 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 5982's instance of is recorded as low-ionization nuclear emission-line region^[4].
• NGC 5982's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 5982's constellation is recorded as Draco^[6].
• NGC 5982's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[7].
• NGC 5982 is part of Q67624026^[8].
• NGC 5982 is part of Q67627111^[9].
• NGC 5982 is part of Q67791162^[10].
• NGC 5982's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5982^[11].
• NGC 5982's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5982^[12].
• NGC 5982's catalog code is recorded as PGC 55674^[13].
• NGC 5982's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15383977+5921212^[14].
• NGC 5982's catalog code is recorded as UGC 9961^[15].
• NGC 5982's catalog code is recorded as MCG+10-22-029^[16].
• NGC 5982's catalog code is recorded as Z 297-24^[17].
• NGC 5982's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J153840.1+592118^[18].
• NGC 5982's catalog code is recorded as UZC J153839.9+592121^[19].
• NGC 5982's catalog code is recorded as Z 1537.6+5931^[20].
• NGC 5982's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 55674^[21].
• NGC 5982's catalog code is recorded as RX J1538.6+5921^[22].
• NGC 5982's catalog code is recorded as [ZEH2003] RX J1538.6+5921 1^[23].
• NGC 5982's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 25, 1788^[24].
• NGC 5982's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 5982^[25].
• NGC 5982's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.009660'}^[26].
• NGC 5982's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include low-ionization nuclear emission-line region^[4] and elliptical galaxy^[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67624026^[8], Q67627111^[9], and Q67791162^[10].

Why It Matters

NGC 5982 ranks in the top 3% of low_ionization_nuclear_emission_line_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]