NGC 1721

Summary

NGC 1721 is a lenticular galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (lenticular_galaxy category, ranking #16 of 73).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1721 is credited with the discovery of Edward Emerson Barnard^[3].
• NGC 1721's image is recorded as Galaxy group in Eridanus (NGC 1721, NGC 1723, NGC 1725, and NGC 1728).jpg^[4].
• NGC 1721's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1721's constellation is recorded as Eridanus^[6].
• NGC 1721's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[7].
• NGC 1721's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBb^[8].
• NGC 1721's part of is recorded as Q67623068^[9].
• NGC 1721's part of is recorded as Q67624841^[10].
• NGC 1721's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1721^[11].
• NGC 1721's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1721^[12].
• NGC 1721's catalog code is recorded as PGC 16484^[13].
• NGC 1721's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-13-027^[14].
• NGC 1721's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J04591738-1107071^[15].
• NGC 1721's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ045917.4-110707^[16].
• NGC 1721's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 16484^[17].
• NGC 1721's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3180643872209361024^[18].
• NGC 1721's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1885-11-10T00:00:00Z^[19].
• NGC 1721's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j67jwv^[20].
• NGC 1721's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.015010'}^[21].
• NGC 1721's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.014670'}^[22].
• NGC 1721's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[23].
• NGC 1721's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.65'}^[24].
• NGC 1721's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13'}^[25].
• NGC 1721's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.4491'}^[26].
• NGC 1721's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.205'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1721 is credited with the discovery of Edward Emerson Barnard^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1721 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (lenticular_galaxy category, ranking #16 of 73).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]