NGC 1979

Summary

NGC 1979 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1979 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1979's image is recorded as NGC 1979 Aladin.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1979's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1979's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 1979's constellation is recorded as Lepus^[7].
• NGC 1979's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 1979's part of is recorded as Q67623105^[9].
• NGC 1979's part of is recorded as Q67794351^[10].
• NGC 1979's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1979^[11].
• NGC 1979's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1979^[12].
• NGC 1979's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-14-004^[13].
• NGC 1979's catalog code is recorded as PGC 17452^[14].
• NGC 1979's catalog code is recorded as ESO 487-24^[15].
• NGC 1979's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J05340112-2318361^[16].
• NGC 1979's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ053401.1-231836^[17].
• NGC 1979's catalog code is recorded as AM 0531-232^[18].
• NGC 1979's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 487-0240^[19].
• NGC 1979's catalog code is recorded as SGC 053156-2320.5^[20].
• NGC 1979's catalog code is recorded as IC 2137^[21].
• NGC 1979's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 17452^[22].
• NGC 1979's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-11-20T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 1979's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.005831'}^[24].
• NGC 1979's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[25].
• NGC 1979's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.85'}^[26].
• NGC 1979's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.46'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67623105^[9] and Q67794351^[10].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 1979^[12], MCG-04-14-004^[13], PGC 17452^[14], ESO 487-24^[15], 2MASX J05340112-2318361^[16], and 6dFGS gJ053401.1-231836^[17].

Why It Matters

NGC 1979 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]