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NGC 6258

Summary

NGC 6258 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. NGC 6258 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6258 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • NGC 6258's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].
  • NGC 6258's constellation is recorded as Draco[5].
  • NGC 6258's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[6].
  • NGC 6258's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6258[7].
  • NGC 6258's catalog code is recorded as UGC 10595[8].
  • NGC 6258's catalog code is recorded as PGC 59165[9].
  • NGC 6258's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J16522982+6030524[10].
  • NGC 6258's catalog code is recorded as MCG+10-24-073[11].
  • NGC 6258's catalog code is recorded as UZC J165229.9+603052[12].
  • NGC 6258's catalog code is recorded as Z 1651.7+6037[13].
  • NGC 6258's catalog code is recorded as Z 299-35[14].
  • NGC 6258's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 59165[15].
  • NGC 6258's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1438162416018067328[16].
  • NGC 6258's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-06-28T00:00:00Z[17].
  • NGC 6258's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.010424'}[18].
  • NGC 6258's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.4'}[19].
  • NGC 6258's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.5'}[20].
  • NGC 6258's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.5741'}[21].
  • NGC 6258's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.692'}[22].
  • NGC 6258's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.263'}[23].
  • NGC 6258's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.693'}[24].
  • NGC 6258's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+3047.8'}[25].
  • NGC 6258's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+253.12412677811130'}[26].
  • NGC 6258's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+60.51451630480850'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6258's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6258 has Wikipedia articles in 23 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] ↑ . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). 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] ↑ . Hunting for supermassive black holes in nearby galaxies with the Hobby-Eberly telescope. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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