NGC 1256

Summary

NGC 1256 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1256 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1256's image is recorded as NGC 1256 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1256's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1256's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 1256's constellation is recorded as Eridanus^[7].
• NGC 1256's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 1256's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1256^[9].
• NGC 1256's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1256^[10].
• NGC 1256's catalog code is recorded as ESO 547-23^[11].
• NGC 1256's catalog code is recorded as PGC 12032^[12].
• NGC 1256's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03135827-2159111^[13].
• NGC 1256's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-08-052^[14].
• NGC 1256's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05878-00126^[15].
• NGC 1256's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 547-0230^[16].
• NGC 1256's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ031358.3-215911^[17].
• NGC 1256's catalog code is recorded as SGC 031145-2210.3^[18].
• NGC 1256's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 12032^[19].
• NGC 1256's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 547-035+112^[20].
• NGC 1256's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5099587985357055360^[21].
• NGC 1256's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-11-13T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 1256's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.014383'}^[23].
• NGC 1256's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.014383'}^[24].
• NGC 1256's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[25].
• NGC 1256's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.40'}^[26].
• NGC 1256's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.97'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1256^[10], ESO 547-23^[11], PGC 12032^[12], 2MASX J03135827-2159111^[13], MCG-04-08-052^[14], and GSC 05878-00126^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 1256 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]