NGC 155

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 155

Summary

NGC 155 is a galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 155 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • NGC 155's image is recorded as NGC155 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 155's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 155's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[6].
  • NGC 155's constellation is recorded as Cetus[7].
  • NGC 155's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[8].
  • NGC 155's galaxy morphological type is recorded as -3[9].
  • NGC 155's part of is recorded as Q67622926[10].
  • NGC 155's part of is recorded as Q67795074[11].
  • NGC 155's Commons category is recorded as NGC 155[12].
  • NGC 155's catalog code is recorded as NGC 155[13].
  • NGC 155's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00344011-1045593[14].
  • NGC 155's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-02-055[15].
  • NGC 155's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2076[16].
  • NGC 155's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ003440.1-104559[17].
  • NGC 155's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J003440.08-104559.4[18].
  • NGC 155's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G -11.0022[19].
  • NGC 155's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2076[20].
  • NGC 155's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J003440.08-104559.5[21].
  • NGC 155's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2425421293941323264[22].
  • NGC 155's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-09-01T00:00:00Z[23].
  • NGC 155's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nbfdnv[24].
  • NGC 155's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.020591'}[25].
  • NGC 155's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02065'}[26].
  • NGC 155's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67622926[10] and Q67795074[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy[5] and lenticular galaxy[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 155[13], 2MASX J00344011-1045593[14], MCG-02-02-055[15], PGC 2076[16], 6dFGS gJ003440.1-104559[17], and SDSS J003440.08-104559.4[18].

Why It Matters

NGC 155 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]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The EFIGI catalogue of 4458 nearby galaxies with detailed morphology. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 155. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-155
MLA “NGC 155.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-155.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-155_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 155}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-155}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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