NGC 1656

Summary

NGC 1656 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1656 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1656's image is recorded as NGC 1656 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1656's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1656's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 1656's constellation is recorded as Eridanus^[7].
• NGC 1656's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb^[8].
• NGC 1656's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1656^[9].
• NGC 1656's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1656^[10].
• NGC 1656's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J04455340-0508121^[11].
• NGC 1656's catalog code is recorded as PGC 15949^[12].
• NGC 1656's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-13-005^[13].
• NGC 1656's catalog code is recorded as GSC 04744-00421^[14].
• NGC 1656's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ044553.4-050812^[15].
• NGC 1656's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 15949^[16].
• NGC 1656's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3200498062908727424^[17].
• NGC 1656's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1830-02-10T00:00:00Z^[18].
• NGC 1656's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.012836'}^[19].
• NGC 1656's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.012836'}^[20].
• NGC 1656's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[21].
• NGC 1656's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14'}^[22].
• NGC 1656's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.33'}^[23].
• NGC 1656's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.1575'}^[24].
• NGC 1656's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.634'}^[25].
• NGC 1656's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.949'}^[26].
• NGC 1656's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.732'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1656^[10], 2MASX J04455340-0508121^[11], PGC 15949^[12], MCG-01-13-005^[13], GSC 04744-00421^[14], and 6dFGS gJ044553.4-050812^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 1656 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]