NGC 1272

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NGC 1272

Summary

NGC 1272 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #19 of 122).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1272 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest[3].
  • NGC 1272's image is recorded as NGC 1272 SDSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 1272's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[5].
  • NGC 1272's constellation is recorded as Perseus[6].
  • NGC 1272's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[7].
  • NGC 1272's part of is recorded as Perseus Cluster[8].
  • NGC 1272's part of is recorded as Q67622925[9].
  • NGC 1272's part of is recorded as Q67624654[10].
  • NGC 1272's part of is recorded as Q67792902[11].
  • NGC 1272's part of is recorded as Q67796315[12].
  • NGC 1272's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1272[13].
  • NGC 1272's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1272[14].
  • NGC 1272's catalog code is recorded as UGC 2662[15].
  • NGC 1272's catalog code is recorded as PGC 12384[16].
  • NGC 1272's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03192129+4129261[17].
  • NGC 1272's catalog code is recorded as MCG+07-07-058[18].
  • NGC 1272's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J031921.28+412926.6[19].
  • NGC 1272's catalog code is recorded as UZC J031921.3+412925[20].
  • NGC 1272's catalog code is recorded as Z 0316.1+4118[21].
  • NGC 1272's catalog code is recorded as Z 540-98[22].
  • NGC 1272's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 12384[23].
  • NGC 1272's catalog code is recorded as [BM99] 238[24].
  • NGC 1272's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1863-02-14T00:00:00Z[25].
  • NGC 1272's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0134'}[26].
  • NGC 1272's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.012653'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 1272 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1272 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #19 of 122).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 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] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Streaming motions of galaxy clusters within 12 000 km s−1- III. A standardized catalogue of Fundamental Plane data. 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 1272. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1272
MLA “NGC 1272.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1272.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-1272_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1272}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1272}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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