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EntityQ956968· pop 27· linked from 472 articles

galaxy

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 5251 is referenced by 472 other articles, and connects out to list of NGC objects (5001–6000), light-year and parsec.

It sits within the topics Astronomical objects discovered in 1785, Boötes and Discoveries by William Herschel.

Its subject is documented across 26 Wikipedia language editions.

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
LIN
Redshift
z = 0.03656
Morphology
Sa
Coordinates
RA 204.3535° · Dec 27.4192°
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
spiral galaxy
Constellation
Boötes
Image
NGC5251 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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catalog code
SDSS J133724.84+272509.1
redshift
0.037122
time of discovery or invention
1785-04-11
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
galaxy morphological type
Sp
apparent magnitude
12.959
right ascension
204.3535625
declination
27.4193778
radial velocity
10760
epoch
J2000.0
Commons category
NGC 5251
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