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NGC 6461

spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco
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NGC 6461

Summary

NGC 6461 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 6461 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6461 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • NGC 6461's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 6461's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 6461's constellation is recorded as Draco[6].
  • NGC 6461's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sab[7].
  • NGC 6461's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6461[8].
  • NGC 6461's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J17384233+7330560[9].
  • NGC 6461's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F17398+7332[10].
  • NGC 6461's catalog code is recorded as Z 339-54[11].
  • NGC 6461's catalog code is recorded as Z 340-15[12].
  • NGC 6461's catalog code is recorded as Z 1739.9+7332[13].
  • NGC 6461's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +73.0137[14].
  • NGC 6461's catalog code is recorded as PGC 60631[15].
  • NGC 6461's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 60631[16].
  • NGC 6461's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1652384973742473856[17].
  • NGC 6461's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1884-09-18T00:00:00Z[18].
  • NGC 6461's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.1'}[19].
  • NGC 6461's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.7'}[20].
  • NGC 6461's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+18.7250'}[21].
  • NGC 6461's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.578'}[22].
  • NGC 6461's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.873'}[23].
  • NGC 6461's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.562'}[24].
  • NGC 6461's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+264.67663436585130'}[25].
  • NGC 6461's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+73.51571932673700'}[26].
  • NGC 6461's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[27].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Why It Matters

NGC 6461 has Wikipedia articles in 24 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1145941_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 6461}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1145941}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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