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NGC 177

galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 177

Summary

NGC 177 is a galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 177 is credited with the discovery of Frank Muller[3].
  • NGC 177's image is recorded as NGC 0177 SDSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 177's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 177's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 177's constellation is recorded as Cetus[7].
  • NGC 177's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa:r[8].
  • NGC 177's Commons category is recorded as NGC 177[9].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as NGC 177[10].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2241[11].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as ESO 474-6[12].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00373433-2232573[13].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-02-028[14].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as GSC 06421-00085[15].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as AM 0035-224[16].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 474-0060[17].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ003734.3-223257[18].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as SGC 003506-2249.4[19].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 446[20].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2241[21].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 474+109-121[22].
  • NGC 177's catalog code is recorded as DUGRS 474-002[23].
  • NGC 177's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z[24].
  • NGC 177's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.012792'}[25].
  • NGC 177's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.012822'}[26].
  • NGC 177's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.14'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 177[10], PGC 2241[11], ESO 474-6[12], 2MASX J00373433-2232573[13], MCG-04-02-028[14], and GSC 06421-00085[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 177 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 177. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-177
MLA “NGC 177.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-177.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-177_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 177}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-177}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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