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NGC 2686A

galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
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NGC 2686A

Summary

NGC 2686A is a brightest cluster galaxy[1]. NGC 2686A has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2686A is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse[3].
  • NGC 2686A's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy[4].
  • NGC 2686A's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major[5].
  • NGC 2686A's galaxy morphological type is recorded as C[6].
  • NGC 2686A's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[7].
  • NGC 2686A's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2686[8].
  • NGC 2686A's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2686[9].
  • NGC 2686A's catalog code is recorded as MCG+08-16-036[10].
  • NGC 2686A's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2686A[11].
  • NGC 2686A's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J08545893+4908324[12].
  • NGC 2686A's catalog code is recorded as FIRST J085458.8+490832[13].
  • NGC 2686A's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J085458+490832[14].
  • NGC 2686A's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J085458.90+490832.3[15].
  • NGC 2686A's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J085458.92+490832.3[16].
  • NGC 2686A's catalog code is recorded as PGC 25026[17].
  • NGC 2686A's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 25026[18].
  • NGC 2686A's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J085458.91+490832.3[19].
  • NGC 2686A's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1858-03-11T00:00:00Z[20].
  • NGC 2686A's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.05210'}[21].
  • NGC 2686A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.12'}[22].
  • NGC 2686A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.98'}[23].
  • NGC 2686A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.954'}[24].
  • NGC 2686A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.979'}[25].
  • NGC 2686A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.031'}[26].
  • NGC 2686A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.461'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 2686A's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 2686A has Wikipedia articles in 13 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Outflows in sodium excess objects. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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 ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . A catalogue of quasars and active nuclei: 13th edition. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . A catalogue of quasars and active nuclei: 13th edition. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1050316_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 2686A}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1050316}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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