NGC 1609

Summary

NGC 1609 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1609 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1609's image is recorded as NGC 1609.png^[4].
• NGC 1609's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1609's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 1609's constellation is recorded as Eridanus^[7].
• NGC 1609's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0-a^[8].
• NGC 1609's part of is recorded as Q67623019^[9].
• NGC 1609's part of is recorded as Q67624781^[10].
• NGC 1609's part of is recorded as Q67792941^[11].
• NGC 1609's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1609^[12].
• NGC 1609's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1609^[13].
• NGC 1609's catalog code is recorded as PGC 15480^[14].
• NGC 1609's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-12-025^[15].
• NGC 1609's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J04324510-0422207^[16].
• NGC 1609's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ043245.1-042221^[17].
• NGC 1609's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G -04.0199^[18].
• NGC 1609's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 15480^[19].
• NGC 1609's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3201348814327818752^[20].
• NGC 1609's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-11-26T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 1609's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[22].
• NGC 1609's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.92'}^[23].
• NGC 1609's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15'}^[24].
• NGC 1609's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.7577'}^[25].
• NGC 1609's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.627'}^[26].
• NGC 1609's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.918'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67623019^[9], Q67624781^[10], and Q67792941^[11].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1609^[13], PGC 15480^[14], MCG-01-12-025^[15], 2MASX J04324510-0422207^[16], 6dFGS gJ043245.1-042221^[17], and NPM1G -04.0199^[18].

Why It Matters

NGC 1609 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]