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NGC 6909

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NGC 6909

Summary

NGC 6909 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6909 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6909's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 6909's constellation is recorded as Telescopium[5].
  • NGC 6909's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[6].
  • NGC 6909's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J20273886-4701373[7].
  • NGC 6909's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ202738.9-470137[8].
  • NGC 6909's catalog code is recorded as AM 2024-471[9].
  • NGC 6909's catalog code is recorded as ESO 285-12[10].
  • NGC 6909's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 285-0120[11].
  • NGC 6909's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6909[12].
  • NGC 6909's catalog code is recorded as SGC 202407-4711.5[13].
  • NGC 6909's catalog code is recorded as PGC 64725[14].
  • NGC 6909's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 64725[15].
  • NGC 6909's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 6668689175247323264[16].
  • NGC 6909's time of discovery or invention is recorded as July 1, 1834[17].
  • NGC 6909's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.009053'}[18].
  • NGC 6909's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.88'}[19].
  • NGC 6909's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.76'}[20].
  • NGC 6909's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.52'}[21].
  • NGC 6909's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.5898'}[22].
  • NGC 6909's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.039'}[23].
  • NGC 6909's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.371'}[24].
  • NGC 6909's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.224'}[25].
  • NGC 6909's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+2778'}[26].
  • NGC 6909's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+35.81'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6909's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6909 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. 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] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Constellation → Telescopium
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/122jr932
    Catalog code → 2MASX J20273886-4701373, 6dFGS gJ202738.9-470137, AM 2024-471 +7
    Galaxy morphological type → E
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: NGC 6909 imaged by Legacy Surveys.jpg"
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