Barnard's galaxy

Summary

Barnard's galaxy is a dwarf galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of dwarf_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Barnard's galaxy is credited with the discovery of Edward Emerson Barnard^[3].
• Barnard's galaxy's image is recorded as Barnard's Galaxy.jpg^[4].
• Barnard's galaxy's image is recorded as Euclid’s view of irregular galaxy NGC 6822 ESA25170768.jpg^[5].
• Barnard's galaxy's instance of is recorded as dwarf galaxy^[6].
• Barnard's galaxy's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius^[7].
• Edward Emerson Barnard is named after Barnard's galaxy^[8].
• Barnard's galaxy's galaxy morphological type is recorded as IB(s)m^[9].
• Barnard's galaxy's galaxy morphological type is recorded as IBm^[10].
• Barnard's galaxy's part of is recorded as Local Group^[11].
• Barnard's galaxy's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[12].
• Barnard's galaxy's part of is recorded as Q67796371^[13].
• Barnard's galaxy's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6822^[14].
• Barnard's galaxy's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6822^[15].
• Barnard's galaxy's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 19421-1455^[16].
• Barnard's galaxy's catalog code is recorded as PGC 63616^[17].
• Barnard's galaxy's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J19445619-1447512^[18].
• Barnard's galaxy's catalog code is recorded as IC 4895^[19].
• Barnard's galaxy's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-50-006^[20].
• Barnard's galaxy's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1944-14^[21].
• Barnard's galaxy's catalog code is recorded as PSCz P19421-1455^[22].
• Barnard's galaxy's catalog code is recorded as DDO 209^[23].
• Barnard's galaxy's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 63616^[24].
• Barnard's galaxy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1884-08-17T00:00:00Z^[25].
• Barnard's galaxy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/070rh2^[26].
• Barnard's galaxy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6822^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Local Group^[11], a galaxy cluster^[28]; Milky Way^[12], a barred spiral galaxy^[29]; and Q67796371^[13].

Designation and Status

Barnard's galaxy's instance of is recorded as dwarf galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 6822^[15], IRAS 19421-1455^[16], PGC 63616^[17], 2MASX J19445619-1447512^[18], IC 4895^[19], and MCG-02-50-006^[20]. Edward Emerson Barnard is named after Barnard's galaxy^[8].

Why It Matters

Barnard's galaxy ranks in the top 9% of dwarf_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]