NGC 131

Summary

NGC 131 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 131 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 131's image is recorded as NGC 131 DECam.png^[4].
• NGC 131's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 131's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 131's constellation is recorded as Sculptor^[7].
• NGC 131's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBb^[8].
• NGC 131's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa:^[9].
• NGC 131's part of is recorded as Q67622899^[10].
• NGC 131's part of is recorded as Q67624802^[11].
• NGC 131's part of is recorded as Q67793869^[12].
• NGC 131's part of is recorded as NAME NGC 134 Group^[13].
• NGC 131's Commons category is recorded as NGC 131^[14].
• NGC 131's catalog code is recorded as NGC 131^[15].
• NGC 131's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00271-3332^[16].
• NGC 131's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-02-010^[17].
• NGC 131's catalog code is recorded as ESO 350-21^[18].
• NGC 131's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00271-3332^[19].
• NGC 131's catalog code is recorded as PGC 1813^[20].
• NGC 131's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00293851-3315349^[21].
• NGC 131's catalog code is recorded as GSC 06994-00422^[22].
• NGC 131's catalog code is recorded as 2dFGRS TGS499Z137^[23].
• NGC 131's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 350-0210^[24].
• NGC 131's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ002938.5-331535^[25].
• NGC 131's catalog code is recorded as SGC 002710-3332.1^[26].
• NGC 131's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 1813^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67622899^[10]; Q67624802^[11]; Q67793869^[12]; and NAME NGC 134 Group^[13], a galaxy group^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5] and spiral galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 131^[15], IRAS 00271-3332^[16], MCG-06-02-010^[17], ESO 350-21^[18], IRAS F00271-3332^[19], and PGC 1813^[20].

Why It Matters

NGC 131 ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]