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Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy

dwarf spheroidal galaxy located in the constellation of the same name
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Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy

Summary

Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy is a dwarf galaxy[1]. It draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_galaxy category, ranking #5 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy is credited with the discovery of Harlow Shapley[3].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's image is recorded as Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy ESO.jpg[4].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's instance of is recorded as dwarf galaxy[5].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's instance of is recorded as infrared source[6].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[7].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's constellation is recorded as Sculptor[8].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Boyden Observatory[9].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's galaxy morphological type is recorded as dSph[10].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's part of is recorded as Local Group[11].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's part of is recorded as Q67796371[12].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's Commons category is recorded as Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy[13].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Milky Way[14].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as ESO 351-30[15].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 351-0300[16].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00574-3400[17].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-03-015[18].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as SGC 005747-3358.7[19].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as PGC 3589[20].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 3589[21].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as Anon 0057-33[22].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as [FG85] 28[23].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z[24].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04lpfx[25].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.000367'}[26].
  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.6'}[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Local Group[11], a galaxy cluster[28] and Q67796371[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include dwarf galaxy[5], infrared source[6], and elliptical galaxy[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include ESO 351-30[15], ESO-LV 351-0300[16], IRAS F00574-3400[17], MCG-06-03-015[18], SGC 005747-3358.7[19], and PGC 3589[20].

Why It Matters

Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_galaxy category, ranking #5 of 33).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Harlow Shapley

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . A kinematic study of the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. Retrieved . nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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