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NGC 6761

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NGC 6761

Summary

NGC 6761 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 6761 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6761 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6761's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 6761's constellation is recorded as Telescopium[5].
  • NGC 6761's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBab[6].
  • NGC 6761's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBa:[7].
  • NGC 6761's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6761[8].
  • NGC 6761's catalog code is recorded as PGC 62957[9].
  • NGC 6761's catalog code is recorded as ESO 231-28[10].
  • NGC 6761's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J19150481-5039246[11].
  • NGC 6761's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ191504.8-503925[12].
  • NGC 6761's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 231-0280[13].
  • NGC 6761's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 19113-5044[14].
  • NGC 6761's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F19111-5044[15].
  • NGC 6761's catalog code is recorded as SGC 191114-5044.7[16].
  • NGC 6761's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 62957[17].
  • NGC 6761's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-07-08T00:00:00Z[18].
  • NGC 6761's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.018846'}[19].
  • NGC 6761's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.67'}[20].
  • NGC 6761's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.81'}[21].
  • NGC 6761's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.43'}[22].
  • NGC 6761's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.791'}[23].
  • NGC 6761's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.113'}[24].
  • NGC 6761's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.785'}[25].
  • NGC 6761's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+5650'}[26].
  • NGC 6761's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+288.7700792'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6761's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6761 has Wikipedia articles in 25 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . Q66470551. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. 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] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). 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_q1147496_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 6761}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1147496}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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