Seyfert's Sextet

group of galaxies in Serpens Caput constellation
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Seyfert's Sextet

Summary

Seyfert's Sextet is a compact group of galaxies[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (compact_group_of_galaxies category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Seyfert's Sextet is credited with the discovery of Carl Keenan Seyfert[3].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's image is recorded as Seyfert Sextet full.jpg[4].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's instance of is recorded as compact group of galaxies[5].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's instance of is recorded as far-IR source[6].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's instance of is recorded as hexad[7].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's constellation is recorded as Serpens[8].
  • Carl Keenan Seyfert is named after Seyfert's Sextet[9].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's part of is recorded as Hickson Compact Group[10].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's Commons category is recorded as Seyfert's Sextet[11].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's has part is recorded as Q7486706[12].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's has part is recorded as Q1125054[13].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's has part is recorded as Q1125064[14].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's has part is recorded as Q1125076[15].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's has part is recorded as Q1125084[16].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's has part is recorded as Q1125090[17].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's catalog code is recorded as HCG 79[18].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 15570+2053[19].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q15570+2053[20].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017fwt[22].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Seyfert's Sextet[23].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0143'}[24].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+4256'}[25].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+190'}[26].
  • Seyfert's Sextet's SIMBAD ID is recorded as HCG 79[27].

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Works and Contributions

Seyfert's Sextet is credited with the discovery of Carl Keenan Seyfert[3].

Why It Matters

Seyfert's Sextet draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (compact_group_of_galaxies category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Catalogs of compact groups of galaxies from the enhanced SDSS DR12. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Catalogs of compact groups of galaxies from the enhanced SDSS DR12. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . hubblesite.org. hubblesite.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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