NGC 5944

Summary

NGC 5944 is a galaxy^[1]. NGC 5944 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5944 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].
• NGC 5944's image is recorded as NGC5944 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 5944's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 5944's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 5944's constellation is recorded as Serpens^[7].
• NGC 5944's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa^[8].
• NGC 5944's part of is recorded as Q67858724^[9].
• NGC 5944's part of is recorded as Q67791151^[10].
• NGC 5944's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5944^[11].
• NGC 5944's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5944^[12].
• NGC 5944's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15314756+0718297^[13].
• NGC 5944's catalog code is recorded as MCG+01-40-004^[14].
• NGC 5944's catalog code is recorded as PGC 55321^[15].
• NGC 5944's catalog code is recorded as HCG 76a^[16].
• NGC 5944's catalog code is recorded as Z 50-13^[17].
• NGC 5944's catalog code is recorded as UZC J153147.6+071829^[18].
• NGC 5944's catalog code is recorded as Z 1529.3+0729^[19].
• NGC 5944's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 55321^[20].
• NGC 5944's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1162699530232556032^[21].
• NGC 5944's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1887-04-19T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 5944's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.033593'}^[23].
• NGC 5944's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.033537'}^[24].
• NGC 5944's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15'}^[25].
• NGC 5944's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.2'}^[26].
• NGC 5944's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.14'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 5944 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 5944 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]