NGC 6056

Summary

NGC 6056 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6056 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].
• NGC 6056's image is recorded as NGC6056 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 6056's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 6056's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 6056's constellation is recorded as Hercules^[7].
• NGC 6056's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SB0-a^[8].
• NGC 6056's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 1^[9].
• NGC 6056's part of is recorded as Hercules Cluster^[10].
• NGC 6056's part of is recorded as Q67626840^[11].
• NGC 6056's part of is recorded as Q67626842^[12].
• NGC 6056's part of is recorded as Q67790378^[13].
• NGC 6056's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6056^[14].
• NGC 6056's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6056^[15].
• NGC 6056's catalog code is recorded as MCG+03-41-100^[16].
• NGC 6056's catalog code is recorded as PGC 57075^[17].
• NGC 6056's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J16053126+1757488^[18].
• NGC 6056's catalog code is recorded as IC 1176^[19].
• NGC 6056's catalog code is recorded as Z 108-122^[20].
• NGC 6056's catalog code is recorded as UZC J160531.3+175749^[21].
• NGC 6056's catalog code is recorded as Z 1603.2+1806^[22].
• NGC 6056's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J160531.28+175749.0^[23].
• NGC 6056's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 57075^[24].
• NGC 6056's catalog code is recorded as [DKP87] 160316.62+180553.5^[25].
• NGC 6056's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1199943841653280896^[26].
• NGC 6056's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-06-08T00:00:00Z^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Hercules Cluster^[10], a galaxy cluster^[28]; Q67626840^[11]; Q67626842^[12]; and Q67790378^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5] and lenticular galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 6056^[15], MCG+03-41-100^[16], PGC 57075^[17], 2MASX J16053126+1757488^[18], IC 1176^[19], and Z 108-122^[20].

Why It Matters

NGC 6056 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]