NGC 140

Summary

NGC 140 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 140 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan^[3].
• NGC 140's image is recorded as NGC 0140 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 140's image is recorded as NGC 140 imaged by Legacy Surveys.jpg^[5].
• NGC 140's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[6].
• NGC 140's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[7].
• NGC 140's constellation is recorded as Andromeda^[8].
• NGC 140's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc^[9].
• NGC 140's Commons category is recorded as NGC 140^[10].
• NGC 140's catalog code is recorded as NGC 140^[11].
• NGC 140's catalog code is recorded as PGC 1916^[12].
• NGC 140's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-02-021^[13].
• NGC 140's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00287+3030^[14].
• NGC 140's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00287+3031^[15].
• NGC 140's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00312048+3047329^[16].
• NGC 140's catalog code is recorded as UGC 311^[17].
• NGC 140's catalog code is recorded as Z 500-38^[18].
• NGC 140's catalog code is recorded as UZC J003120.5+304733^[19].
• NGC 140's catalog code is recorded as Z 0028.7+3031^[20].
• NGC 140's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q00287+3031^[21].
• NGC 140's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 1916^[22].
• NGC 140's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1882-11-05T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 140's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nbd_xc^[24].
• NGC 140's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.021458'}^[25].
• NGC 140's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.021502'}^[26].
• NGC 140's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[6] and spiral galaxy^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 140^[11], PGC 1916^[12], MCG+05-02-021^[13], IRAS F00287+3030^[14], IRAS 00287+3031^[15], and 2MASX J00312048+3047329^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 140 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]