NGC 1290

elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
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NGC 1290

Summary

NGC 1290 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1290 is credited with the discovery of Ormond Stone[3].
  • NGC 1290's image is recorded as NGC 1290 DSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 1290's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[5].
  • NGC 1290's constellation is recorded as Eridanus[6].
  • NGC 1290's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E2[7].
  • NGC 1290's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1290[8].
  • NGC 1290's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03192514-1359229[9].
  • NGC 1290's catalog code is recorded as PGC 12395[10].
  • NGC 1290's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ031925.2-135923[11].
  • NGC 1290's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 12395[12].
  • NGC 1290's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • NGC 1290's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.008556'}[14].
  • NGC 1290's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.81'}[15].
  • NGC 1290's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.77'}[16].
  • NGC 1290's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.68'}[17].
  • NGC 1290's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.904'}[18].
  • NGC 1290's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.285'}[19].
  • NGC 1290's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.816'}[20].
  • NGC 1290's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122s42yl[21].
  • NGC 1290's SIMBAD ID is recorded as LEDA 12395[22].
  • NGC 1290's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 1290[23].
  • NGC 1290's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 12395[24].
  • NGC 1290's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Galaxy", "NGC1290"][25].
  • NGC 1290's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+49.8547625'}[26].
  • NGC 1290's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-13.9897083'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 1290 is credited with the discovery of Ormond Stone[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1290 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[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] . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved . ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved . ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved . ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved . ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic Database. Retrieved . leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic Database. Retrieved . leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 1290. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1290
MLA “NGC 1290.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1290.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-1290_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1290}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1290}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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