NGC 1600
elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
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NGC 1600
Summary
NGC 1600 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of elliptical_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- NGC 1600 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
- NGC 1600's image is recorded as Cutout HST 7886 22 NIC NIC2 total sci NGC 1600.jpg[4].
- NGC 1600's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[5].
- NGC 1600's constellation is recorded as Eridanus[6].
- NGC 1600's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E3[7].
- NGC 1600's part of is recorded as Q67623019[8].
- NGC 1600's part of is recorded as Q67624781[9].
- NGC 1600's part of is recorded as Q67626741[10].
- NGC 1600's part of is recorded as Q67792941[11].
- NGC 1600's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1600[12].
- NGC 1600's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1600[13].
- NGC 1600's catalog code is recorded as PGC 15406[14].
- NGC 1600's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J04313985-0505099[15].
- NGC 1600's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-12-017[16].
- NGC 1600's catalog code is recorded as GSC 04742-00727[17].
- NGC 1600's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J043138.4-050457[18].
- NGC 1600's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ043139.9-050510[19].
- NGC 1600's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 15406[20].
- NGC 1600's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-11-26T00:00:00Z[21].
- NGC 1600's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.015824'}[22].
- NGC 1600's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11'}[23].
- NGC 1600's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.9'}[24].
- NGC 1600's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.81'}[25].
- NGC 1600's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.017'}[26].
- NGC 1600's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.344'}[27].
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Works and Contributions
NGC 1600 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
Why It Matters
NGC 1600 ranks in the top 8% of elliptical_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 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]