NGC 1208

Summary

NGC 1208 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1208 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1208's image is recorded as NGC 1208 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1208's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1208's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[6].
• NGC 1208's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[7].
• NGC 1208's constellation is recorded as Eridanus^[8].
• NGC 1208's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0-a^[9].
• NGC 1208's part of is recorded as Q67624655^[10].
• NGC 1208's part of is recorded as Q67793131^[11].
• NGC 1208's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1208^[12].
• NGC 1208's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1208^[13].
• NGC 1208's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 03037-0943^[14].
• NGC 1208's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03061191-0932288^[15].
• NGC 1208's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-08-047^[16].
• NGC 1208's catalog code is recorded as PGC 11647^[17].
• NGC 1208's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05294-00072^[18].
• NGC 1208's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ030611.9-093229^[19].
• NGC 1208's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 11647^[20].
• NGC 1208's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-01-10T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 1208's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.014987'}^[22].
• NGC 1208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}^[23].
• NGC 1208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.08'}^[24].
• NGC 1208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14'}^[25].
• NGC 1208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.700'}^[26].
• NGC 1208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.993'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67624655^[10] and Q67793131^[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5], infrared source^[6], and lenticular galaxy^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1208^[13], IRAS 03037-0943^[14], 2MASX J03061191-0932288^[15], MCG-02-08-047^[16], PGC 11647^[17], and GSC 05294-00072^[18].

Why It Matters

NGC 1208 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]