NGC 5988

Summary

NGC 5988 is a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (low_ionization_nuclear_emission_line_region category, ranking #12 of 77).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5988 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].
• NGC 5988's image is recorded as NGC5988 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 5988's instance of is recorded as low-ionization nuclear emission-line region^[5].
• NGC 5988's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 5988's constellation is recorded as Serpens^[7].
• NGC 5988's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Scd^[8].
• NGC 5988's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 3^[9].
• NGC 5988's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5988^[10].
• NGC 5988's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5988^[11].
• NGC 5988's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15443383+1017356^[12].
• NGC 5988's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F15421+1026^[13].
• NGC 5988's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-40-012^[14].
• NGC 5988's catalog code is recorded as PGC 55921^[15].
• NGC 5988's catalog code is recorded as UGC 9998^[16].
• NGC 5988's catalog code is recorded as Z 78-58^[17].
• NGC 5988's catalog code is recorded as Z 1542.2+1027^[18].
• NGC 5988's catalog code is recorded as UZC J154433.9+101736^[19].
• NGC 5988's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J154433.85+101735.3^[20].
• NGC 5988's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 55921^[21].
• NGC 5988's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1887-04-17T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 5988's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.035354'}^[23].
• NGC 5988's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03527'}^[24].
• NGC 5988's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03527'}^[25].
• NGC 5988's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[26].
• NGC 5988's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 5988 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 5988 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (low_ionization_nuclear_emission_line_region category, ranking #12 of 77).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]