NGC 179

Summary

NGC 179 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 179 is credited with the discovery of Francis Preserved Leavenworth^[3].
• NGC 179's image is recorded as NGC 0179 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 179's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 179's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 179's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 179's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[8].
• NGC 179's Commons category is recorded as NGC 179^[9].
• NGC 179's catalog code is recorded as NGC 179^[10].
• NGC 179's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00374629-1750578^[11].
• NGC 179's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-02-026^[12].
• NGC 179's catalog code is recorded as ESO 540-7^[13].
• NGC 179's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2253^[14].
• NGC 179's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05847-01070^[15].
• NGC 179's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J003747-175045^[16].
• NGC 179's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 540-0070^[17].
• NGC 179's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ003746.3-175058^[18].
• NGC 179's catalog code is recorded as SGC 003516-1807.5^[19].
• NGC 179's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2253^[20].
• NGC 179's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2370090772159765504^[21].
• NGC 179's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 179's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.019934'}^[23].
• NGC 179's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.020041'}^[24].
• NGC 179's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.01'}^[25].
• NGC 179's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.45'}^[26].
• NGC 179's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.0252'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5] and lenticular galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 179^[10], 2MASX J00374629-1750578^[11], MCG-03-02-026^[12], ESO 540-7^[13], PGC 2253^[14], and GSC 05847-01070^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 179 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]