NGC 1009

Summary

NGC 1009 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1009 is credited with the discovery of Edward D. Swift^[3].
• NGC 1009's image is recorded as NGC 1009 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1009's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1009's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 1009's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 1009's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb^[8].
• NGC 1009's part of is recorded as Q67792996^[9].
• NGC 1009's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1009^[10].
• NGC 1009's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1009^[11].
• NGC 1009's catalog code is recorded as MCG+00-07-065^[12].
• NGC 1009's catalog code is recorded as UGC 2129^[13].
• NGC 1009's catalog code is recorded as PGC 9995^[14].
• NGC 1009's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02381907+0218361^[15].
• NGC 1009's catalog code is recorded as UZC J023819.0+021835^[16].
• NGC 1009's catalog code is recorded as Z 388-77^[17].
• NGC 1009's catalog code is recorded as Z 0235.7+0206^[18].
• NGC 1009's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 2087^[19].
• NGC 1009's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 9995^[20].
• NGC 1009's catalog code is recorded as RFGC 568^[21].
• NGC 1009's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2502682842153828096^[22].
• NGC 1009's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-01-01T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 1009's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.4'}^[24].
• NGC 1009's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.3633'}^[25].
• NGC 1009's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.164'}^[26].
• NGC 1009's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.428'}^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 1009's part of is recorded as Q67792996^[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5] and spiral galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1009^[11], MCG+00-07-065^[12], UGC 2129^[13], PGC 9995^[14], 2MASX J02381907+0218361^[15], and UZC J023819.0+021835^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 1009 ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]