NGC 1246

Summary

NGC 1246 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1246 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1246's image is recorded as NGC 1246 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1246's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1246's constellation is recorded as Horologium^[6].
• NGC 1246's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E5^[7].
• NGC 1246's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0a^[8].
• NGC 1246's part of is recorded as Q67624660^[9].
• NGC 1246's part of is recorded as Q67793881^[10].
• NGC 1246's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1246^[11].
• NGC 1246's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1246^[12].
• NGC 1246's catalog code is recorded as ESO 82-9^[13].
• NGC 1246's catalog code is recorded as PGC 11680^[14].
• NGC 1246's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03070209-6656192^[15].
• NGC 1246's catalog code is recorded as AM 0306-670^[16].
• NGC 1246's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 82-0090^[17].
• NGC 1246's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ030702.1-665619^[18].
• NGC 1246's catalog code is recorded as SGC 030622-6707.7^[19].
• NGC 1246's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 11680^[20].
• NGC 1246's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 082-055+110^[21].
• NGC 1246's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4671649366813215744^[22].
• NGC 1246's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-11-02T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 1246's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.017712'}^[24].
• NGC 1246's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[25].
• NGC 1246's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.88'}^[26].
• NGC 1246's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.46'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1246 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1246 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]