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NGC 6215A

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NGC 6215A

Summary

NGC 6215A is a galaxy[1]. NGC 6215A has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6215A is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6215A's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 6215A's constellation is recorded as Ara[5].
  • NGC 6215A's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb[6].
  • NGC 6215A's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc:[7].
  • NGC 6215A's part of is recorded as Q67623804[8].
  • NGC 6215A's part of is recorded as Q67624068[9].
  • NGC 6215A's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6215A[10].
  • NGC 6215A's catalog code is recorded as ESO 138-4[11].
  • NGC 6215A's catalog code is recorded as PGC 59180[12].
  • NGC 6215A's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J16524840-5856461[13].
  • NGC 6215A's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 138-0040[14].
  • NGC 6215A's catalog code is recorded as SGC 164830-5851.9[15].
  • NGC 6215A's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 59180[16].
  • NGC 6215A's catalog code is recorded as WKK98 7655[17].
  • NGC 6215A's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.00968'}[18].
  • NGC 6215A's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.009680'}[19].
  • NGC 6215A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.4'}[20].
  • NGC 6215A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.23'}[21].
  • NGC 6215A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.377'}[22].
  • NGC 6215A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.629'}[23].
  • NGC 6215A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.242'}[24].
  • NGC 6215A's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+2901'}[25].
  • NGC 6215A's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+39.73'}[26].
  • NGC 6215A's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122f_2n4[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 6215A is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 6215A has Wikipedia articles in 14 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. 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] ↑ . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 6215A. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q2359733
MLA “NGC 6215A.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/q2359733.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q2359733_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 6215A}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q2359733}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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