NGC 5972

Summary

NGC 5972 is a Seyfert 2 galaxy^[1]. NGC 5972 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 5972 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan^[3].
• NGC 5972's instance of is recorded as Seyfert 2 galaxy^[4].
• NGC 5972's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[5].
• NGC 5972's constellation is recorded as Serpens^[6].
• NGC 5972's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0-a^[7].
• NGC 5972's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0a^[8].
• NGC 5972's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5972^[9].
• NGC 5972's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5972^[10].
• NGC 5972's catalog code is recorded as MCG+03-40-016^[11].
• NGC 5972's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F15366+1711^[12].
• NGC 5972's catalog code is recorded as UGC 9946^[13].
• NGC 5972's catalog code is recorded as PGC 55684^[14].
• NGC 5972's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15385414+1701344^[15].
• NGC 5972's catalog code is recorded as Z 107-18^[16].
• NGC 5972's catalog code is recorded as UZC J153854.2+170134^[17].
• NGC 5972's catalog code is recorded as Z 1536.6+1712^[18].
• NGC 5972's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J153854.16+170134.3^[19].
• NGC 5972's catalog code is recorded as FIRST J153854.1+170134^[20].
• NGC 5972's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 55684^[21].
• NGC 5972's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1880-00-00T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 5972's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 5972^[23].
• NGC 5972's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.029861'}^[24].
• NGC 5972's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02964'}^[25].
• NGC 5972's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.27'}^[26].
• NGC 5972's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.60'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Seyfert 2 galaxy^[4] and lenticular galaxy^[5].

Why It Matters

NGC 5972 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]