NGC 1799

Summary

NGC 1799 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1799 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].
• NGC 1799's image is recorded as NGC 1799 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1799's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1799's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 1799's constellation is recorded as Eridanus^[7].
• NGC 1799's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 1799's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1799^[9].
• NGC 1799's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1799^[10].
• NGC 1799's catalog code is recorded as PGC 16783^[11].
• NGC 1799's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-14-001^[12].
• NGC 1799's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J05074461-0758095^[13].
• NGC 1799's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ050744.6-075809^[14].
• NGC 1799's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 16783^[15].
• NGC 1799's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3207763777481257728^[16].
• NGC 1799's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1887-02-13T00:00:00Z^[17].
• NGC 1799's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[18].
• NGC 1799's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15'}^[19].
• NGC 1799's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.45'}^[20].
• NGC 1799's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.8240'}^[21].
• NGC 1799's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.469'}^[22].
• NGC 1799's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.812'}^[23].
• NGC 1799's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.508'}^[24].
• NGC 1799's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+4460'}^[25].
• NGC 1799's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3773454', 'amount': '+49.89'}^[26].
• NGC 1799's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122jdy17^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1799^[10], PGC 16783^[11], MCG-01-14-001^[12], 2MASX J05074461-0758095^[13], 6dFGS gJ050744.6-075809^[14], and LEDA 16783^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 1799 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]