NGC 1762

Summary

NGC 1762 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1762 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1762's image is recorded as NGC 1762 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1762's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1762's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[6].
• NGC 1762's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[7].
• NGC 1762's constellation is recorded as Orion^[8].
• NGC 1762's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc^[9].
• NGC 1762's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1762^[10].
• NGC 1762's has part is recorded as Q9328519^[11].
• NGC 1762's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1762^[12].
• NGC 1762's catalog code is recorded as PGC 16654^[13].
• NGC 1762's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J05033701+0134239^[14].
• NGC 1762's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05010+0130^[15].
• NGC 1762's catalog code is recorded as MCG+00-13-067^[16].
• NGC 1762's catalog code is recorded as UGC 3238^[17].
• NGC 1762's catalog code is recorded as Z 0501.0+0130^[18].
• NGC 1762's catalog code is recorded as Z 394-73^[19].
• NGC 1762's catalog code is recorded as UZC J050337.0+013425^[20].
• NGC 1762's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q05010+0130^[21].
• NGC 1762's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J050337.00+013425.0^[22].
• NGC 1762's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 16654^[23].
• NGC 1762's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3228967889288393600^[24].
• NGC 1762's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-10-08T00:00:00Z^[25].
• NGC 1762's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.015721'}^[26].
• NGC 1762's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5], infrared source^[6], and spiral galaxy^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1762^[12], PGC 16654^[13], 2MASX J05033701+0134239^[14], IRAS 05010+0130^[15], MCG+00-13-067^[16], and UGC 3238^[17].

Why It Matters

NGC 1762 ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]