NGC 142

Summary

NGC 142 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 142 is credited with the discovery of Frank Muller^[3].
• NGC 142's image is recorded as NGC 0144 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 142's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 142's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 142's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 142's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sab^[8].
• NGC 142's part of is recorded as Q67624675^[9].
• NGC 142's Commons category is recorded as NGC 142^[10].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as NGC 142^[11].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as PGC 1901^[12].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00310808-2237072^[13].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00286-2253^[14].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-02-014^[15].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as ESO 473-21^[16].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00286-2253^[17].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as GSC 06414-00003^[18].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 473-0210^[19].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ003108.1-223707^[20].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as SGC 002839-2253.7^[21].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q00286-2253^[22].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 1901^[23].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 473-083-117^[24].
• NGC 142's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2360590446235447168^[25].
• NGC 142's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z^[26].
• NGC 142's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nbg5d5^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 142's part of is recorded as Q67624675^[9].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 142^[11], PGC 1901^[12], 2MASX J00310808-2237072^[13], IRAS 00286-2253^[14], MCG-04-02-014^[15], and ESO 473-21^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 142 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]