NGC 2012

Summary

NGC 2012 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2012 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2012's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[4].
• NGC 2012's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[5].
• NGC 2012's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 2012's constellation is recorded as Mensa^[7].
• NGC 2012's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E-S0^[8].
• NGC 2012's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E/S0^[9].
• NGC 2012's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2012^[10].
• NGC 2012's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2012^[11].
• NGC 2012's catalog code is recorded as ESO 16-5^[12].
• NGC 2012's catalog code is recorded as PGC 17194^[13].
• NGC 2012's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J05223529-7951063^[14].
• NGC 2012's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F05262-7953^[15].
• NGC 2012's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 16-0050^[16].
• NGC 2012's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ052235.4-795107^[17].
• NGC 2012's catalog code is recorded as SGC 052610-7953.7^[18].
• NGC 2012's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 17194^[19].
• NGC 2012's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4623260753428627200^[20].
• NGC 2012's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 22, 1836^[21].
• NGC 2012's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.016088'}^[22].
• NGC 2012's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.016088'}^[23].
• NGC 2012's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.1'}^[24].
• NGC 2012's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.49'}^[25].
• NGC 2012's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.00'}^[26].
• NGC 2012's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.6905'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[4], infrared source^[5], and lenticular galaxy^[6].

Why It Matters

NGC 2012 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]