NGC 6887

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NGC 6887

Summary

NGC 6887 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 6887 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6887 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6887's image is recorded as NGC 6887 legacy dr10.jpg[4].
  • NGC 6887's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 6887's constellation is recorded as Telescopium[6].
  • NGC 6887's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sbc[7].
  • NGC 6887's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sab[8].
  • NGC 6887's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J20171727-5247484[9].
  • NGC 6887's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ201717.3-524748[10].
  • NGC 6887's catalog code is recorded as AM 2013-525[11].
  • NGC 6887's catalog code is recorded as ESO 186-27[12].
  • NGC 6887's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 186-0270[13].
  • NGC 6887's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J2017-52[14].
  • NGC 6887's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 20135-5257[15].
  • NGC 6887's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F20134-5257[16].
  • NGC 6887's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6887[17].
  • NGC 6887's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q20135-5257[18].
  • NGC 6887's catalog code is recorded as SGC 201330-5257.1[19].
  • NGC 6887's catalog code is recorded as PGC 64427[20].
  • NGC 6887's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 64427[21].
  • NGC 6887's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-07-24T00:00:00Z[22].
  • NGC 6887's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.008933'}[23].
  • NGC 6887's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.009013'}[24].
  • NGC 6887's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.76'}[25].
  • NGC 6887's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.77'}[26].
  • NGC 6887's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.40'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 6887 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 6887 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] . 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Parameters of 2447 southern spiral galaxies for use in the Tully-Fisher relation. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. 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 6887. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1148316
MLA “NGC 6887.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1148316.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1148316_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 6887}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1148316}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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