NGC 5091

spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus
Thing galaxy Q1116915
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Summary

NGC 5091 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5091 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 5091's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 5091's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 5091's constellation is recorded as Centaurus[6].
  • NGC 5091's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb[7].
  • NGC 5091's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb:[8].
  • NGC 5091 is part of NGC 5090 and NGC 5091[9].
  • NGC 5091 is part of Q67623589[10].
  • NGC 5091 is part of Q67625653[11].
  • NGC 5091 is part of Q67790457[12].
  • NGC 5091's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5091[13].
  • NGC 5091's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5091[14].
  • NGC 5091's catalog code is recorded as MCG-07-27-055[15].
  • NGC 5091's catalog code is recorded as PGC 46626[16].
  • NGC 5091's catalog code is recorded as ESO 270-4[17].
  • NGC 5091's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13211859-4343244[18].
  • NGC 5091's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 270-0040[19].
  • NGC 5091's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ132118.6-434324[20].
  • NGC 5091's catalog code is recorded as SGC 131823-4327.5[21].
  • NGC 5091's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 46626[22].
  • NGC 5091's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 6088285196296554496[23].
  • NGC 5091's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 3, 1834[24].
  • NGC 5091's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 5091[25].
  • NGC 5091's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.011771'}[26].
  • NGC 5091's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.35'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include galaxy[4] and spiral galaxy[5].

Use and Application

Part of include NGC 5090 and NGC 5091[9], an interacting galaxies[28]; Q67623589[10]; Q67625653[11]; and Q67790457[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 5091 has Wikipedia articles in 25 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Principal galaxies catalogue id → 46626
    Constellation → Centaurus
    Freebase id → /m/0x2jgrf
    Catalog code → NGC 5091, MCG-07-27-055, PGC 46626 +7
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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