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NGC 6997

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NGC 6997

Summary

NGC 6997 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 6997 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6997 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6997's image is recorded as NGC 6997 PanS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 6997's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 6997's constellation is recorded as Cygnus[6].
  • NGC 6997's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6997[7].
  • NGC 6997's catalog code is recorded as OCl 197[8].
  • NGC 6997's catalog code is recorded as C 2054+444[9].
  • NGC 6997's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 39[10].
  • NGC 6997's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 3432[11].
  • NGC 6997's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-10-24T00:00:00Z[12].
  • NGC 6997's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.0'}[13].
  • NGC 6997's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122jkt6c[14].
  • NGC 6997's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 6997[15].
  • NGC 6997's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 6997[16].
  • NGC 6997's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+314.1300'}[17].
  • NGC 6997's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+44.6100'}[18].
  • NGC 6997's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[19].
  • NGC 6997's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-6.45'}[20].
  • NGC 6997's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.89'}[21].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 6997 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 6997 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. 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 6997. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1148987
MLA “NGC 6997.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1148987.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1148987_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 6997}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1148987}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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