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NGC 5981

spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco
Thing galaxy Q1124622
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NGC 5981

Summary

NGC 5981 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5981 is credited with the discovery of George Johnstone Stoney[3].
  • NGC 5981's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 5981's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 5981's constellation is recorded as Draco[6].
  • NGC 5981's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc[7].
  • NGC 5981's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sab[8].
  • NGC 5981 is part of Q67624026[9].
  • NGC 5981 is part of Q67791162[10].
  • NGC 5981's Commons category is recorded as NGC 5981[11].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5981[12].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F15368+5933[13].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as PGC 55647[14].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 15368+5933[15].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15375345+5923304[16].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as UGC 9948[17].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as MCG+10-22-027[18].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J153753.45+592330.3[19].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as Z 297-23[20].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as UZC J153753.4+592329[21].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as Z 1536.8+5933[22].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q15368+5933[23].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 12588[24].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 55647[25].
  • NGC 5981's catalog code is recorded as [SLK2004] 1157[26].
  • NGC 5981's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 6, 1850[27].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

Part of include Q67624026[9] and Q67791162[10].

Why It Matters

NGC 5981 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] ↑ . cseligman.com. Retrieved . cseligman.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A catalog of visually classified galaxies in the local (z ~ 0.01) universe. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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. 7w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Simbad id → NGC 5981
    Declination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Time of discovery or invention → +1850-05-06T00:00:00Z
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P156]]: [[Q1124632]]"
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