NGC 116

Summary

NGC 116 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 116 is credited with the discovery of Gaspare Stanislao Ferrari^[3].
• NGC 116's image is recorded as NGC 0116 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 116's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 116's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 116's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 116's Commons category is recorded as NGC 116^[8].
• NGC 116's catalog code is recorded as NGC 116^[9].
• NGC 116's catalog code is recorded as PGC 1671^[10].
• NGC 116's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00270522-0740059^[11].
• NGC 116's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ002705.2-074006^[12].
• NGC 116's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 1671^[13].
• NGC 116's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1865-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 116's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.339'}^[15].
• NGC 116's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.636'}^[16].
• NGC 116's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.376'}^[17].
• NGC 116's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.54'}^[18].
• NGC 116's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+7573'}^[19].
• NGC 116's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122bfqsr^[20].
• NGC 116's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 116^[21].
• NGC 116's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 116^[22].
• NGC 116's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 1671^[23].
• NGC 116's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.7717542'}^[24].
• NGC 116's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-7.6683083'}^[25].
• NGC 116's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[26].
• NGC 116's Gaia ID is recorded as 2430354115419735936^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 116^[9], PGC 1671^[10], 2MASX J00270522-0740059^[11], 6dFGS gJ002705.2-074006^[12], and LEDA 1671^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 116 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]