NGC 1278

Summary

NGC 1278 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1278 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1278's image is recorded as NGC 1278 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1278's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1278's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[6].
• NGC 1278's constellation is recorded as Perseus^[7].
• NGC 1278's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[8].
• NGC 1278's part of is recorded as Perseus Cluster^[9].
• NGC 1278's part of is recorded as Q67622925^[10].
• NGC 1278's part of is recorded as Q67624654^[11].
• NGC 1278's part of is recorded as Q67792902^[12].
• NGC 1278's part of is recorded as Q67796315^[13].
• NGC 1278's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1278^[14].
• NGC 1278's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1278^[15].
• NGC 1278's catalog code is recorded as UGC 2670^[16].
• NGC 1278's catalog code is recorded as PGC 12438^[17].
• NGC 1278's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03195416+4133482^[18].
• NGC 1278's catalog code is recorded as MCG+07-07-065^[19].
• NGC 1278's catalog code is recorded as IC 1907^[20].
• NGC 1278's catalog code is recorded as UZC J031954.2+413348^[21].
• NGC 1278's catalog code is recorded as Z 0316.7+4122^[22].
• NGC 1278's catalog code is recorded as Z 540-105^[23].
• NGC 1278's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 12438^[24].
• NGC 1278's catalog code is recorded as [BM99] 280^[25].
• NGC 1278's catalog code is recorded as [SKM2012] A426 100^[26].
• NGC 1278's catalog code is recorded as [SSF2007] 4^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1278 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1278 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]