NGC 117

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 117

Summary

NGC 117 is a galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 117 is credited with the discovery of Albert Marth[3].
  • NGC 117's image is recorded as NGC117 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 117's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 117's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[6].
  • NGC 117's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[7].
  • NGC 117's constellation is recorded as Cetus[8].
  • NGC 117's part of is recorded as Q67624636[9].
  • NGC 117's Commons category is recorded as NGC 117[10].
  • NGC 117's catalog code is recorded as NGC 117[11].
  • NGC 117's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00271106+0120014[12].
  • NGC 117's catalog code is recorded as PGC 1674[13].
  • NGC 117's catalog code is recorded as MCG+00-02-029[14].
  • NGC 117's catalog code is recorded as UZC J002711.1+012001[15].
  • NGC 117's catalog code is recorded as Z 0024.6+0103[16].
  • NGC 117's catalog code is recorded as Z 383-15[17].
  • NGC 117's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 1674[18].
  • NGC 117's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2546990923074793600[19].
  • NGC 117's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1863-09-13T00:00:00Z[20].
  • NGC 117's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.017972'}[21].
  • NGC 117's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.8018'}[22].
  • NGC 117's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.821'}[23].
  • NGC 117's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.107'}[24].
  • NGC 117's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.873'}[25].
  • NGC 117's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.5'}[26].
  • NGC 117's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+5376'}[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 117's part of is recorded as Q67624636[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy[5], lenticular galaxy[6], and spiral galaxy[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 117[11], 2MASX J00271106+0120014[12], PGC 1674[13], MCG+00-02-029[14], UZC J002711.1+012001[15], and Z 0024.6+0103[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 117 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 117. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-117
MLA “NGC 117.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-117.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-117_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 117}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-117}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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