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NGC 6291

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NGC 6291

Summary

NGC 6291 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 6291 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6291 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • NGC 6291's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 6291's constellation is recorded as Draco[5].
  • NGC 6291's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBb[6].
  • NGC 6291's galaxy morphological type is recorded as -4.9[7].
  • NGC 6291 is part of Q67624137[8].
  • NGC 6291 is part of Q67791164[9].
  • NGC 6291's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6291[10].
  • NGC 6291's catalog code is recorded as PGC 59435[11].
  • NGC 6291's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J17005591+5856150[12].
  • NGC 6291's catalog code is recorded as MCG+10-24-086[13].
  • NGC 6291's catalog code is recorded as UZC J170055.9+585615[14].
  • NGC 6291's catalog code is recorded as Z 1700.1+5902[15].
  • NGC 6291's catalog code is recorded as Z 299-42[16].
  • NGC 6291's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 59435[17].
  • NGC 6291's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1436882378325262080[18].
  • NGC 6291's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1885-08-13T00:00:00Z[19].
  • NGC 6291's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.017183'}[20].
  • NGC 6291's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.1'}[21].
  • NGC 6291's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.6093'}[22].
  • NGC 6291's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15'}[23].
  • NGC 6291's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.814'}[24].
  • NGC 6291's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.212'}[25].
  • NGC 6291's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.901'}[26].
  • NGC 6291's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+5155'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6291's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67624137[8] and Q67791164[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 6291 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] ↑ . The K‐Band Galaxy Luminosity Function. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The K‐Band Galaxy Luminosity Function. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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 Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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