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NGC 5878

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NGC 5878

Summary

NGC 5878 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5878 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 5878's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 5878's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 5878's constellation is recorded as Libra[6].
  • NGC 5878's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb[7].
  • NGC 5878 is part of Q67623991[8].
  • NGC 5878 is part of Q67797224[9].
  • NGC 5878's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5878[10].
  • NGC 5878's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-39-006[11].
  • NGC 5878's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 15109-1405[12].
  • NGC 5878's catalog code is recorded as PGC 54364[13].
  • NGC 5878's catalog code is recorded as UGCA 403[14].
  • NGC 5878's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05593-00656[15].
  • NGC 5878's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15134569-1416112[16].
  • NGC 5878's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1513-14[17].
  • NGC 5878's catalog code is recorded as AGC 550029[18].
  • NGC 5878's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ151345.7-141611[19].
  • NGC 5878's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q15109-1405[20].
  • NGC 5878's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 54364[21].
  • NGC 5878's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 30, 1788[22].
  • NGC 5878's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.006675'}[23].
  • NGC 5878's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.006605'}[24].
  • NGC 5878's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.7'}[25].
  • NGC 5878's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.1'}[26].
  • NGC 5878's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.26'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

Part of include Q67623991[8] and Q67797224[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 5878 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q66470551. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 14w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Right ascension → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/121l0ylk
    Principal galaxies catalogue id → 54364
    Redshift → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.006675'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.006605'}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q9326926]]"
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