NGC 5880

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NGC 5880

Summary

NGC 5880 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. NGC 5880 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5880 is credited with the discovery of Francis Preserved Leavenworth[3].
  • NGC 5880's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].
  • NGC 5880's constellation is recorded as Libra[5].
  • NGC 5880's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[6].
  • NGC 5880 is part of Q67623985[7].
  • NGC 5880 is part of Q67630657[8].
  • NGC 5880's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5880[9].
  • NGC 5880's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05593-00419[10].
  • NGC 5880's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15150115-1434437[11].
  • NGC 5880's catalog code is recorded as PGC 54427[12].
  • NGC 5880's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-39-012[13].
  • NGC 5880's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ151501.1-143444[14].
  • NGC 5880's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 54427[15].
  • NGC 5880's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 6308177317002139264[16].
  • NGC 5880's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1885-06-06T00:00:00Z[17].
  • NGC 5880's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.3'}[18].
  • NGC 5880's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.1177'}[19].
  • NGC 5880's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.04'}[20].
  • NGC 5880's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.471'}[21].
  • NGC 5880's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.716'}[22].
  • NGC 5880's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.435'}[23].
  • NGC 5880's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+7473'}[24].
  • NGC 5880's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+65.77'}[25].
  • NGC 5880's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+228.75467185219960'}[26].
  • NGC 5880's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-14.57892695554930'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 5880's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67623985[7] and Q67630657[8].

Why It Matters

NGC 5880 has Wikipedia articles in 24 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] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 5880. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1123783
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1123783_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 5880}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1123783}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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