NGC 1616

Summary

NGC 1616 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1616 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1616's image is recorded as NGC 1616 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1616's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1616's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 1616's constellation is recorded as Caelum^[7].
• NGC 1616's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sbc^[8].
• NGC 1616's part of is recorded as Q67624766^[9].
• NGC 1616's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1616^[10].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1616^[11].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F04311-4349^[12].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as ESO 251-10^[13].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as PGC 15479^[14].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J04324173-4342572^[15].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 04311-4349^[16].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as MCG-07-10-013^[17].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as AM 0431-434^[18].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 251-0100^[19].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ043241.7-434257^[20].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as SGC 043107-4349.2^[21].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q04311-4349^[22].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 15479^[23].
• NGC 1616's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 251+084-068^[24].
• NGC 1616's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-10-24T00:00:00Z^[25].
• NGC 1616's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.014880'}^[26].
• NGC 1616's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 1616's part of is recorded as Q67624766^[9].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1616^[11], IRAS F04311-4349^[12], ESO 251-10^[13], PGC 15479^[14], 2MASX J04324173-4342572^[15], and IRAS 04311-4349^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 1616 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]