NGC 1421

Summary

NGC 1421 is an intermediate spiral galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (intermediate_spiral_galaxy category, ranking #8 of 24).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1421 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1421's image is recorded as NGC 1421 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1421's instance of is recorded as intermediate spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1421's constellation is recorded as Eridanus^[6].
• NGC 1421's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc^[7].
• NGC 1421's part of is recorded as Q67624694^[8].
• NGC 1421's part of is recorded as Q67797469^[9].
• NGC 1421's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1421^[10].
• NGC 1421's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1421^[11].
• NGC 1421's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 03401-1338^[12].
• NGC 1421's catalog code is recorded as PGC 13620^[13].
• NGC 1421's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F03401-1338^[14].
• NGC 1421's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03422928-1329168^[15].
• NGC 1421's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-10-008^[16].
• NGC 1421's catalog code is recorded as AGC 430433^[17].
• NGC 1421's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ034229.3-132917^[18].
• NGC 1421's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q03401-1338^[19].
• NGC 1421's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 3076^[20].
• NGC 1421's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 13620^[21].
• NGC 1421's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-02-01T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 1421's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.006968'}^[23].
• NGC 1421's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.4'}^[24].
• NGC 1421's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.38'}^[25].
• NGC 1421's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.365'}^[26].
• NGC 1421's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.720'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1421 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1421 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (intermediate_spiral_galaxy category, ranking #8 of 24).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]