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NGC 6908

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NGC 6908

Summary

NGC 6908 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 6908 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6908 is credited with the discovery of Albert Marth[3].
  • NGC 6908's image is recorded as NGC 6907 2MASS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 6908's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 6908's constellation is recorded as Capricornus[6].
  • NGC 6908's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S[7].
  • NGC 6908's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[8].
  • NGC 6908's part of is recorded as Q67624344[9].
  • NGC 6908's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6908[10].
  • NGC 6908's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J20250664-2448335[11].
  • NGC 6908's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ202506.7-244834[12].
  • NGC 6908's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1864-09-24T00:00:00Z[13].
  • NGC 6908's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.010551'}[14].
  • NGC 6908's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}[15].
  • NGC 6908's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.31'}[16].
  • NGC 6908's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.35'}[17].
  • NGC 6908's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.341'}[18].
  • NGC 6908's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.693'}[19].
  • NGC 6908's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.370'}[20].
  • NGC 6908's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+3160'}[21].
  • NGC 6908's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+45.62'}[22].
  • NGC 6908's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122nzh40[23].
  • NGC 6908's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 6908[24].
  • NGC 6908's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 6908[25].
  • NGC 6908's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+306.2776792'}[26].
  • NGC 6908's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-24.8093139'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 6908 is credited with the discovery of Albert Marth[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 6908 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] ↑ . The Curious Case of NGC 6908. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 6908. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1148436
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1148436_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 6908}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1148436}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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