NGC 1222

elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
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NGC 1222

Summary

NGC 1222 is a starburst galaxy[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (starburst_galaxy category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1222 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan[3].
  • NGC 1222's image is recorded as NGC 1222 DSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 1222's instance of is recorded as starburst galaxy[5].
  • NGC 1222's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[6].
  • NGC 1222's constellation is recorded as Eridanus[7].
  • NGC 1222's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E-S0[8].
  • NGC 1222's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0p[9].
  • NGC 1222's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1222[10].
  • NGC 1222's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1222[11].
  • NGC 1222's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 03064-0308[12].
  • NGC 1222's catalog code is recorded as PGC 11774[13].
  • NGC 1222's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F03064-0308[14].
  • NGC 1222's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-09-005[15].
  • NGC 1222's catalog code is recorded as GSC 04710-00224[16].
  • NGC 1222's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ030856.7-025719[17].
  • NGC 1222's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q03064-0308[18].
  • NGC 1222's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0308-02[19].
  • NGC 1222's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 11774[20].
  • NGC 1222's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03085674-0257187[21].
  • NGC 1222's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1883-12-05T00:00:00Z[22].
  • NGC 1222's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.008453'}[23].
  • NGC 1222's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0076'}[24].
  • NGC 1222's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}[25].
  • NGC 1222's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}[26].
  • NGC 1222's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1222 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1222 draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (starburst_galaxy category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 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] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The most luminous starbursts in the Universe. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. 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 1222. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1222
MLA “NGC 1222.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1222.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-1222_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1222}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1222}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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