NGC 61

pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Cetus
Thing spiral_galaxy Q773374
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NGC 61

Summary

NGC 61 is a spiral galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 61 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 61's image is recorded as NGC 0061 SDSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 61's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 61's constellation is recorded as Cetus[6].
  • NGC 61's Commons category is recorded as NGC 61[7].
  • NGC 61's has part is recorded as NGC 61B[8].
  • NGC 61's has part is recorded as NGC 61A[9].
  • NGC 61's catalog code is recorded as NGC 61[10].
  • NGC 61's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-09-10T00:00:00Z[11].
  • NGC 61's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ynw28s[12].
  • NGC 61's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.4'}[13].
  • NGC 61's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15'}[14].
  • NGC 61's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 61[15].
  • NGC 61's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 61[16].
  • NGC 61's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.10125'}[17].
  • NGC 61's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-6.31889'}[18].
  • NGC 61's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[19].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 61 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 61 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Coordinates for objects requiring NED measured positions. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Coordinates for objects requiring NED measured positions. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Coordinates for objects requiring NED measured positions. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 61. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-61
MLA “NGC 61.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-61.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-61_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 61}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-61}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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