NGC 5996

Summary

NGC 5996 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5996 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 5996's image is recorded as Two’s company (potw2414a).jpg^[4].
• NGC 5996's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 5996's instance of is recorded as interacting galaxies^[6].
• NGC 5996's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[7].
• NGC 5996's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[8].
• NGC 5996's constellation is recorded as Serpens^[9].
• NGC 5996's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc^[10].
• NGC 5996's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBd^[11].
• NGC 5996's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5996^[12].
• NGC 5996's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5996^[13].
• NGC 5996's catalog code is recorded as PGC 56023^[14].
• NGC 5996's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15465887+1753031^[15].
• NGC 5996's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 15447+1802^[16].
• NGC 5996's catalog code is recorded as MCG+03-40-039^[17].
• NGC 5996's catalog code is recorded as KPG 472b^[18].
• NGC 5996's catalog code is recorded as UZC J154658.8+175306^[19].
• NGC 5996's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q15447+1802^[20].
• NGC 5996's catalog code is recorded as APG 72B^[21].
• NGC 5996's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 56023^[22].
• NGC 5996's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J154658.88+175303.0^[23].
• NGC 5996's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-03-21T00:00:00Z^[24].
• NGC 5996's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01098'}^[25].
• NGC 5996's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}^[26].
• NGC 5996's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.503'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5], interacting galaxies^[6], infrared source^[7], and spiral galaxy^[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 5996^[13], PGC 56023^[14], 2MASX J15465887+1753031^[15], IRAS 15447+1802^[16], MCG+03-40-039^[17], and KPG 472b^[18].

Why It Matters

NGC 5996 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]