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NGC 1285

Summary

NGC 1285 is a galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1285 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest[3].
  • NGC 1285's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 1285's instance of is recorded as HI (21cm) source[5].
  • NGC 1285's instance of is recorded as infrared source[6].
  • NGC 1285's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[7].
  • NGC 1285's constellation is recorded as Eridanus[8].
  • NGC 1285's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBb/P[9].
  • NGC 1285's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 3[10].
  • NGC 1285's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1285[11].
  • NGC 1285's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1285[12].
  • NGC 1285's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F03154-0728[13].
  • NGC 1285's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03175341-0717517[14].
  • NGC 1285's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 03154-0728[15].
  • NGC 1285's catalog code is recorded as PGC 12259[16].
  • NGC 1285's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-09-026[17].
  • NGC 1285's catalog code is recorded as GSC 04714-00264[18].
  • NGC 1285's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ031753.4-071752[19].
  • NGC 1285's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J031753.42-071752.1[20].
  • NGC 1285's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q03154-0728[21].
  • NGC 1285's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0317-07[22].
  • NGC 1285's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J031753.43-071752.1[23].
  • NGC 1285's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 12259[24].
  • NGC 1285's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 28, 1865[25].
  • NGC 1285's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.017489'}[26].
  • NGC 1285's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01707'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy[4], HI (21cm) source[5], infrared source[6], and spiral galaxy[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1285[12], IRAS F03154-0728[13], 2MASX J03175341-0717517[14], IRAS 03154-0728[15], PGC 12259[16], and MCG-01-09-026[17].

Why It Matters

NGC 1285 ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Heinrich Louis d'Arrest

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . The EFIGI catalogue of 4458 nearby galaxies with detailed morphology. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. 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 1285. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1285
MLA “NGC 1285.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1285.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-1285_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1285}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1285}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 17w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Right ascension → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+49.4725583'}
    Has part(s) → Q9329103
    Aliases → —
    Epoch → J2000.0
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q9329103]]"
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