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NGC 6903

elliptical galaxy in the constellation Capricornus
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NGC 6903

Summary

NGC 6903 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 6903 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6903 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6903's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 6903's constellation is recorded as Capricornus[5].
  • NGC 6903's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E/SB0[6].
  • NGC 6903's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E/S0[7].
  • NGC 6903's catalog code is recorded as PGC 64607[8].
  • NGC 6903's catalog code is recorded as ESO 596-29[9].
  • NGC 6903's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 596-0290[10].
  • NGC 6903's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-52-003[11].
  • NGC 6903's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6903[12].
  • NGC 6903's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J20234488-1919315[13].
  • NGC 6903's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ202344.9-191932[14].
  • NGC 6903's catalog code is recorded as SGC 202052-1929.2[15].
  • NGC 6903's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 64607[16].
  • NGC 6903's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1830-07-14T00:00:00Z[17].
  • NGC 6903's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.011018'}[18].
  • NGC 6903's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.9'}[19].
  • NGC 6903's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.91'}[20].
  • NGC 6903's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.27'}[21].
  • NGC 6903's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.243'}[22].
  • NGC 6903's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.604'}[23].
  • NGC 6903's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.331'}[24].
  • NGC 6903's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+3292'}[25].
  • NGC 6903's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+40.74'}[26].
  • NGC 6903's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+305.9370125'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6903's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6903 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. [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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. 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] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. 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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