NGC 1596

Summary

NGC 1596 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1596 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1596's image is recorded as NGC 1596 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1596's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1596's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 1596's constellation is recorded as Dorado^[7].
• NGC 1596's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 1596's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0:^[9].
• NGC 1596's part of is recorded as Q67622999^[10].
• NGC 1596's part of is recorded as Q67624801^[11].
• NGC 1596's part of is recorded as Q67792998^[12].
• NGC 1596's part of is recorded as Q67797577^[13].
• NGC 1596's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1596^[14].
• NGC 1596's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1596^[15].
• NGC 1596's catalog code is recorded as PGC 15153^[16].
• NGC 1596's catalog code is recorded as ESO 157-31^[17].
• NGC 1596's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J04273810-5501401^[18].
• NGC 1596's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 157-0310^[19].
• NGC 1596's catalog code is recorded as SGC 042632-5508.2^[20].
• NGC 1596's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 3625^[21].
• NGC 1596's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 15153^[22].
• NGC 1596's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-12-05T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 1596's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.004983'}^[24].
• NGC 1596's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.97'}^[25].
• NGC 1596's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.01'}^[26].
• NGC 1596's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.54'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67622999^[10], Q67624801^[11], Q67792998^[12], and Q67797577^[13].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1596^[15], PGC 15153^[16], ESO 157-31^[17], 2MASX J04273810-5501401^[18], ESO-LV 157-0310^[19], and SGC 042632-5508.2^[20].

Why It Matters

NGC 1596 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]