NGC 1657

Summary

NGC 1657 is a low-surface-brightness galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1657 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan^[3].
• NGC 1657's image is recorded as NGC 1657 DSS.png^[4].
• NGC 1657's instance of is recorded as low-surface-brightness galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1657's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 1657's constellation is recorded as Eridanus^[7].
• NGC 1657's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBbc^[8].
• NGC 1657's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBb/Sb^[9].
• NGC 1657's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1657^[10].
• NGC 1657's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1657^[11].
• NGC 1657's catalog code is recorded as PGC 15958^[12].
• NGC 1657's catalog code is recorded as MCG+00-13-004^[13].
• NGC 1657's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J04460725-0204381^[14].
• NGC 1657's catalog code is recorded as UGC 3156^[15].
• NGC 1657's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ044607.3-020438^[16].
• NGC 1657's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0446-02^[17].
• NGC 1657's catalog code is recorded as UZC J044607.2-020438^[18].
• NGC 1657's catalog code is recorded as Z 0443.6-0210^[19].
• NGC 1657's catalog code is recorded as Z 394-5^[20].
• NGC 1657's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 15958^[21].
• NGC 1657's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1881-12-21T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 1657's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.014343'}^[23].
• NGC 1657's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[24].
• NGC 1657's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[25].
• NGC 1657's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[26].
• NGC 1657's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1657 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1657 has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]