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NGC 2909

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NGC 2909

Summary

NGC 2909 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 2909 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2909 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2909's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 2909's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major[5].
  • NGC 2909's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 3[6].
  • NGC 2909's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2909[7].
  • NGC 2909's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2909[8].
  • NGC 2909's catalog code is recorded as PGC 27879[9].
  • NGC 2909's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F09402+6612[10].
  • NGC 2909's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J09440951+6558385[11].
  • NGC 2909's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 09401+6612[12].
  • NGC 2909's catalog code is recorded as MCG+11-12-022[13].
  • NGC 2909's catalog code is recorded as UGC 5188[14].
  • NGC 2909's catalog code is recorded as Z 0940.0+6613[15].
  • NGC 2909's catalog code is recorded as Z 312-21[16].
  • NGC 2909's catalog code is recorded as UZC J094409.8+655839[17].
  • NGC 2909's catalog code is recorded as PSCz P09401+6612[18].
  • NGC 2909's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 27879[19].
  • NGC 2909's catalog code is recorded as Anon 0940+66[20].
  • NGC 2909's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1828-03-12T00:00:00Z[21].
  • NGC 2909's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.011054'}[22].
  • NGC 2909's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.1'}[23].
  • NGC 2909's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.011'}[24].
  • NGC 2909's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.480'}[25].
  • NGC 2909's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.128'}[26].
  • NGC 2909's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+3317'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 2909's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 2909 has Wikipedia articles in 26 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] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A Digital Archive of H I 21 Centimeter Line Spectra of Optically Targeted Galaxies. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. 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] ↑ . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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