NGC 178

galaxy in the constellation Cetus
Thing spiral_galaxy Q164982
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NGC 178

Summary

NGC 178 is a spiral galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 178 is credited with the discovery of Ormond Stone[3].
  • NGC 178's image is recorded as NGC178-hst-R814GB300.jpg[4].
  • NGC 178's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 178's constellation is recorded as Cetus[6].
  • NGC 178's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBm[7].
  • NGC 178's part of is recorded as Q67623028[8].
  • NGC 178's part of is recorded as Q67624916[9].
  • NGC 178's Commons category is recorded as NGC 178[10].
  • NGC 178's catalog code is recorded as NGC 178[11].
  • NGC 178's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00366-1426[12].
  • NGC 178's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2349[13].
  • NGC 178's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00390839-1410222[14].
  • NGC 178's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-02-078[15].
  • NGC 178's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05271-01052[16].
  • NGC 178's catalog code is recorded as IC 39[17].
  • NGC 178's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0039-14a[18].
  • NGC 178's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ003908.4-141022[19].
  • NGC 178's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q00366-1426[20].
  • NGC 178's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2349[21].
  • NGC 178's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • NGC 178's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 178[23].
  • NGC 178's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0050'}[24].
  • NGC 178's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.004833'}[25].
  • NGC 178's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.6'}[26].
  • NGC 178's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.4'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 178 is credited with the discovery of Ormond Stone[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 178 has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q66470551. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-178_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 178}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-178}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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