NGC 5121A

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NGC 5121A

Summary

NGC 5121A is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5121A is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 5121A's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 5121A's instance of is recorded as HI (21cm) source[5].
  • NGC 5121A's constellation is recorded as Centaurus[6].
  • NGC 5121A's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBd[7].
  • NGC 5121A's galaxy morphological type is recorded as dGr...[8].
  • NGC 5121A is part of Q67796701[9].
  • NGC 5121A's catalog code is recorded as ESO 382-61[10].
  • NGC 5121A's catalog code is recorded as PGC 46960[11].
  • NGC 5121A's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5121A[12].
  • NGC 5121A's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-30-001[13].
  • NGC 5121A's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ132532.6-372240[14].
  • NGC 5121A's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 382-0610[15].
  • NGC 5121A's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1325-37[16].
  • NGC 5121A's catalog code is recorded as SGC 132241-3707.3[17].
  • NGC 5121A's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 46960[18].
  • NGC 5121A's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.004697'}[19].
  • NGC 5121A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.1'}[20].
  • NGC 5121A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.69'}[21].
  • NGC 5121A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.86'}[22].
  • NGC 5121A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.8'}[23].
  • NGC 5121A's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+1434'}[24].
  • NGC 5121A's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+17.95'}[25].
  • NGC 5121A's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+17.95'}[26].
  • NGC 5121A's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+201.38667'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include galaxy[4] and HI (21cm) source[5].

Use and Application

NGC 5121A is part of Q67796701[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 5121A has Wikipedia articles in 14 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. 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] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Cosmicflows-2: the data. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 24d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Principal galaxies catalogue id 46960
    Constellation Centaurus
    Google knowledge graph id /g/1220956j
    Catalog code ESO 382-61, PGC 46960, NGC 5121A +6
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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