NGC 159

Summary

NGC 159 is a lenticular galaxy^[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (lenticular_galaxy category, ranking #16 of 73).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 159 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 159's image is recorded as NGC 0159 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 159's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[5].
• NGC 159's constellation is recorded as Phoenix^[6].
• NGC 159's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa:^[7].
• NGC 159's part of is recorded as Q67622951^[8].
• NGC 159's part of is recorded as Q67624837^[9].
• NGC 159's part of is recorded as Q67793024^[10].
• NGC 159's Commons category is recorded as NGC 159^[11].
• NGC 159's catalog code is recorded as NGC 159^[12].
• NGC 159's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2073^[13].
• NGC 159's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00343551-5547236^[14].
• NGC 159's catalog code is recorded as ESO 150-11^[15].
• NGC 159's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ003435.5-554724^[16].
• NGC 159's catalog code is recorded as AGC 20391^[17].
• NGC 159's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 150-0110^[18].
• NGC 159's catalog code is recorded as SGC 003217-5603.9^[19].
• NGC 159's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2073^[20].
• NGC 159's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 150+005+053^[21].
• NGC 159's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4920550349478615552^[22].
• NGC 159's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-10-28T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 159's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nbfmzz^[24].
• NGC 159's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.027976'}^[25].
• NGC 159's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.86'}^[26].
• NGC 159's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.25'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 159 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 159 draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (lenticular_galaxy category, ranking #16 of 73).^[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]