NGC 6331

Summary

NGC 6331 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6331 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 6331's image is recorded as NGC6331 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 6331's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 6331's constellation is recorded as Ursa Minor^[6].
• NGC 6331's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[7].
• NGC 6331's part of is recorded as Q67790469^[8].
• NGC 6331's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6331^[9].
• NGC 6331's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6331^[10].
• NGC 6331's catalog code is recorded as PGC 59513^[11].
• NGC 6331's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J17033591+7837435^[12].
• NGC 6331's catalog code is recorded as PGC 84830^[13].
• NGC 6331's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 84830^[14].
• NGC 6331's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J170335.87+783744.0^[15].
• NGC 6331's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1797-12-20T00:00:00Z^[16].
• NGC 6331's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0528'}^[17].
• NGC 6331's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05280'}^[18].
• NGC 6331's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05280'}^[19].
• NGC 6331's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[20].
• NGC 6331's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.691'}^[21].
• NGC 6331's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14'}^[22].
• NGC 6331's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.974'}^[23].
• NGC 6331's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.601'}^[24].
• NGC 6331's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.703'}^[25].
• NGC 6331's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.670'}^[26].
• NGC 6331's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.732'}^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 6331's part of is recorded as Q67790469^[8].

Designation and Status

NGC 6331's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 6331^[10], PGC 59513^[11], 2MASX J17033591+7837435^[12], PGC 84830^[13], LEDA 84830^[14], and SDSS J170335.87+783744.0^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 6331 ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]