NGC 6438

Summary

NGC 6438 is an interacting galaxy^[1]. NGC 6438 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6438 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 6438's instance of is recorded as interacting galaxy^[4].
• NGC 6438's constellation is recorded as Octans^[5].
• NGC 6438's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[6].
• NGC 6438's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E/S0^[7].
• NGC 6438 is part of Q67624173^[8].
• NGC 6438's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6438^[9].
• NGC 6438's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6438^[10].
• NGC 6438's catalog code is recorded as ESO 10-1^[11].
• NGC 6438's catalog code is recorded as AM 1806-852^[12].
• NGC 6438's catalog code is recorded as PGC 61787^[13].
• NGC 6438's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J18221738-8524074^[14].
• NGC 6438's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 10-0010^[15].
• NGC 6438's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1821-85^[16].
• NGC 6438's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 18061-8525^[17].
• NGC 6438's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q18061-8525^[18].
• NGC 6438's catalog code is recorded as SGC 180551-8525.1^[19].
• NGC 6438's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 61787^[20].
• NGC 6438's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 6345956772756017280^[21].
• NGC 6438's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-06-02T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 6438's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6438^[23].
• NGC 6438's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.008129'}^[24].
• NGC 6438's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.61'}^[25].
• NGC 6438's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.37'}^[26].
• NGC 6438's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.84'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6438's instance of is recorded as interacting galaxy^[4].

Use and Application

NGC 6438 is part of Q67624173^[8].

Why It Matters

NGC 6438 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]