NGC 191

barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 191

Summary

NGC 191 is a spiral galaxy[1]. It draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #32 of 122).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 191 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 191's image is recorded as NGC191 - IC1563 - SDSS DR14.png[4].
  • NGC 191's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 191's constellation is recorded as Cetus[6].
  • NGC 191's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 1[7].
  • NGC 191's Commons category is recorded as NGC 191[8].
  • NGC 191's catalog code is recorded as NGC 191[9].
  • NGC 191's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00385944-0900099[10].
  • NGC 191's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2331[11].
  • NGC 191's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-02-077[12].
  • NGC 191's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05269-00702[13].
  • NGC 191's catalog code is recorded as APG 127[14].
  • NGC 191's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2331[15].
  • NGC 191's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2426255410950497024[16].
  • NGC 191's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-11-28T00:00:00Z[17].
  • NGC 191's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.020267'}[18].
  • NGC 191's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.020264'}[19].
  • NGC 191's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.020264'}[20].
  • NGC 191's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12'}[21].
  • NGC 191's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.0016'}[22].
  • NGC 191's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.541'}[23].
  • NGC 191's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.766'}[24].
  • NGC 191's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.567'}[25].
  • NGC 191's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}[26].
  • NGC 191's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+6076'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 191's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 191[9], 2MASX J00385944-0900099[10], PGC 2331[11], MCG-02-02-077[12], GSC 05269-00702[13], and APG 127[14].

Why It Matters

NGC 191 draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #32 of 122).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] . The EFIGI catalogue of 4458 nearby galaxies with detailed morphology. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. 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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Galaxy luminosity functions from deep spectroscopic samples of rich clusters. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Galaxy luminosity functions from deep spectroscopic samples of rich clusters. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Celestial Atlas. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. 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.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 191. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-191
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-191_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 191}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-191}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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