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NGC 6255

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NGC 6255

Summary

NGC 6255 is an infrared source[1]. NGC 6255 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6255 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6255's instance of is recorded as infrared source[4].
  • NGC 6255's instance of is recorded as low-surface-brightness galaxy[5].
  • NGC 6255's constellation is recorded as Hercules[6].
  • NGC 6255's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBc[7].
  • NGC 6255's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 7[8].
  • NGC 6255 is part of Q67797383[9].
  • NGC 6255's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6255[10].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6255[11].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as UGC 10606[12].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as KUG 1653+365[13].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as KARA 775[14].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as Z 1653.0+3635[15].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as PGC 59244[16].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J16544796+3630031[17].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 16530+3634[18].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F16530+3634[19].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as MCG+06-37-014[20].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as UZC J165447.1+363007[21].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as Z 197-18[22].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 13535[23].
  • NGC 6255's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 59244[24].
  • NGC 6255's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1787-05-16T00:00:00Z[25].
  • NGC 6255's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.002949'}[26].
  • NGC 6255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.8'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include infrared source[4] and low-surface-brightness galaxy[5].

Use and Application

NGC 6255 is part of Q67797383[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 6255 has Wikipedia articles in 27 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The EFIGI catalogue of 4458 nearby galaxies with detailed morphology. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q2085454_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 6255}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q2085454}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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