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NGC 5420

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NGC 5420

Summary

NGC 5420 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 5420 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 5420 is credited with the discovery of Francis Preserved Leavenworth[3].
  • NGC 5420's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 5420's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 5420's constellation is recorded as Virgo[6].
  • NGC 5420's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb[7].
  • NGC 5420's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5420[8].
  • NGC 5420's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 14012-1422[9].
  • NGC 5420's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-36-006[10].
  • NGC 5420's catalog code is recorded as PGC 50121[11].
  • NGC 5420's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05560-00352[12].
  • NGC 5420's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J14035990-1437007[13].
  • NGC 5420's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ140359.9-143701[14].
  • NGC 5420's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q14012-1422[15].
  • NGC 5420's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 50121[16].
  • NGC 5420's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1885-06-06T00:00:00Z[17].
  • NGC 5420's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.016421'}[18].
  • NGC 5420's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.1'}[19].
  • NGC 5420's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.74'}[20].
  • NGC 5420's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13'}[21].
  • NGC 5420's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.962'}[22].
  • NGC 5420's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.259'}[23].
  • NGC 5420's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.962'}[24].
  • NGC 5420's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+4823'}[25].
  • NGC 5420's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+210.9995875'}[26].
  • NGC 5420's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-14.6168861'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include galaxy[4] and spiral galaxy[5].

Why It Matters

NGC 5420 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. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Redshift observations in the Hydra-Centaurus region. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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