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NGC 6078

galaxy

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ1125503 ↗
Source-derived summary

NGC 6078 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Hercules. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 9459 ± 44 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 139.52 ± 9.81 Mpc (~455 million light-years). It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 21 June 1876.

Very close to NGC 6078 are the galaxies PGC 57459 and SDSS J161206.68+141210.3.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 6078: SN 2011dv (Type Ia, mag. 16.2) was discovered by the Italian Supernovae Search Project on 28 June 2011.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “NGC 6078” as galaxy. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1876, 2011—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where galaxy can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as galaxy. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1125503. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1876 and 2011.

Critical limits

A concise general-reference account can conceal disagreements about scope, terminology or the weight assigned to individual sources. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “NGC 6078”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow NGC 6078 primary sources, NGC 6078 archive and galaxy research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “NGC 6078”?
  2. What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
  3. Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
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This entry incorporates text from “NGC 6078” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.