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NGC 5881

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NGC 5881

Summary

NGC 5881 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5881 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 5881's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 5881's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 5881's constellation is recorded as Draco[6].
  • NGC 5881's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S?[7].
  • NGC 5881's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S[8].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5881[9].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15103817+6453550[10].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as PGC 54150[11].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as MCG+11-18-029[12].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as IC 1100[13].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 15053+6310[14].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F15053+6310[15].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as MCG+11-18-025[16].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as NFGS 164[17].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as UGC 9729[18].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as WN B1505+6310[19].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as Z 318-14[20].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15062081+6258515[21].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as Z 1505.3+6312[22].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as UZC J150620.8+625852[23].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q15053+6310[24].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as PGC 53920[25].
  • NGC 5881's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 53920[26].
  • NGC 5881's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 26, 1789[27].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Why It Matters

NGC 5881 has Wikipedia articles in 26 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 15w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
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