NGC 1259
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NGC 1259
Summary
NGC 1259 is a lenticular galaxy[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (lenticular_galaxy category, ranking #16 of 73).[2]
Key Facts
- NGC 1259 is credited with the discovery of Guillaume Bigourdan[3].
- NGC 1259's image is recorded as NGC 1259 SDSS.jpg[4].
- NGC 1259's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[5].
- NGC 1259's constellation is recorded as Perseus[6].
- NGC 1259's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[7].
- NGC 1259's part of is recorded as Q67622925[8].
- NGC 1259's part of is recorded as Q67624654[9].
- NGC 1259's part of is recorded as Q67792902[10].
- NGC 1259's part of is recorded as Q67796315[11].
- NGC 1259's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1259[12].
- NGC 1259's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1259[13].
- NGC 1259's catalog code is recorded as MCG+07-07-046[14].
- NGC 1259's catalog code is recorded as PGC 12208[15].
- NGC 1259's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03171730+4123072[16].
- NGC 1259's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J031717.27+412307.5[17].
- NGC 1259's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J031717.26+412307.5[18].
- NGC 1259's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 12208[19].
- NGC 1259's catalog code is recorded as [BM99] 138[20].
- NGC 1259's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1884-10-21T00:00:00Z[21].
- NGC 1259's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.019443'}[22].
- NGC 1259's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[23].
- NGC 1259's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.629'}[24].
- NGC 1259's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}[25].
- NGC 1259's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.794'}[26].
- NGC 1259's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.491'}[27].
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Works and Contributions
NGC 1259 is credited with the discovery of Guillaume Bigourdan[3].
Why It Matters
NGC 1259 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (lenticular_galaxy category, ranking #16 of 73).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]