NGC 6050

barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Hercules
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NGC 6050

Summary

NGC 6050 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6050 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • NGC 6050's image is recorded as Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6050 (2008-04-24).jpg[4].
  • NGC 6050's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 6050's constellation is recorded as Hercules[6].
  • NGC 6050's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBc[7].
  • NGC 6050's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 7[8].
  • NGC 6050's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6050[9].
  • NGC 6050's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6050B[10].
  • NGC 6050's catalog code is recorded as PGC 57053[11].
  • NGC 6050's catalog code is recorded as AGC 261077[12].
  • NGC 6050's catalog code is recorded as IC 1179[13].
  • NGC 6050's catalog code is recorded as KPG 481a[14].
  • NGC 6050's catalog code is recorded as MCG+03-41-093[15].
  • NGC 6050's catalog code is recorded as VV 220b[16].
  • NGC 6050's catalog code is recorded as SDSSCGB 4240.1[17].
  • NGC 6050's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J160522.21+174515.0[18].
  • NGC 6050's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 57053[19].
  • NGC 6050's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-06-27T00:00:00Z[20].
  • NGC 6050's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03681'}[21].
  • NGC 6050's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.4'}[22].
  • NGC 6050's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15'}[23].
  • NGC 6050's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+10832'}[24].
  • NGC 6050's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1216fvjg[25].
  • NGC 6050's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 6050B[26].
  • NGC 6050's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 57053[27].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 6050's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 6050B[10], PGC 57053[11], AGC 261077[12], IC 1179[13], KPG 481a[14], and MCG+03-41-093[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 6050 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The EFIGI catalogue of 4458 nearby galaxies with detailed morphology. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Declination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.7541810'}
    Epoch → J2000.0
    Right ascension → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+241.3425760'}
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q139591644 */"
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