Malin 1

Summary

Malin 1 is a low-surface-brightness galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of low_surface_brightness_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Malin 1 is credited with the discovery of David Malin^[3].
• Malin 1's image is recorded as Malin1-HLA (cropped).jpg^[4].
• Malin 1's instance of is recorded as low-surface-brightness galaxy^[5].
• Malin 1's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• Malin 1's instance of is recorded as low-ionization nuclear emission-line region^[7].
• Malin 1's instance of is recorded as Seyfert galaxy^[8].
• Malin 1's constellation is recorded as Coma Berenices^[9].
• Malin 1's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SB0a^[10].
• Malin 1's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S^[11].
• Malin 1's Commons category is recorded as Malin 1^[12].
• Malin 1's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12365934+1419494^[13].
• Malin 1's catalog code is recorded as PGC 42102^[14].
• Malin 1's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 42102^[15].
• Malin 1's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J123659.35+141949.3^[16].
• Malin 1's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3932516418935413504^[17].
• Malin 1's catalog code is recorded as SDSSCGB 51025.1^[18].
• Malin 1's catalog code is recorded as VPC 1091^[19].
• Malin 1's catalog code is recorded as [IBM88] V01L03^[20].
• Malin 1's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Malin 1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3v0fd^[22].
• Malin 1's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08278'}^[23].
• Malin 1's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.809'}^[24].
• Malin 1's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.7904'}^[25].
• Malin 1's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.80'}^[26].
• Malin 1's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.402'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Malin 1 is credited with the discovery of David Malin^[3].

Why It Matters

Malin 1 ranks in the top 5% of low_surface_brightness_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]