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NGC 6617

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NGC 6617

Summary

NGC 6617 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 6617 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6617 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • NGC 6617's image is recorded as NGC 6617 PanS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 6617's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 6617's constellation is recorded as Draco[6].
  • NGC 6617's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Scd[7].
  • NGC 6617's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc[8].
  • NGC 6617's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6617[9].
  • NGC 6617's catalog code is recorded as UGC 11176[10].
  • NGC 6617's catalog code is recorded as PGC 61613[11].
  • NGC 6617's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J18140251+6119102[12].
  • NGC 6617's catalog code is recorded as MCG+10-26-029[13].
  • NGC 6617's catalog code is recorded as Z 1813.5+6118[14].
  • NGC 6617's catalog code is recorded as Z 301-25[15].
  • NGC 6617's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 61613[16].
  • NGC 6617's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2158974064202969984[17].
  • NGC 6617's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1885-06-14T00:00:00Z[18].
  • NGC 6617's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}[19].
  • NGC 6617's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.6'}[20].
  • NGC 6617's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+20.2131'}[21].
  • NGC 6617's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.879'}[22].
  • NGC 6617's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.338'}[23].
  • NGC 6617's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.056'}[24].
  • NGC 6617's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+85.51'}[25].
  • NGC 6617's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1230pk9j[26].
  • NGC 6617's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 6617[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 6617 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 6617 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 6617. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1146723
MLA “NGC 6617.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1146723.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1146723_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 6617}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1146723}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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