NGC 208

Summary

NGC 208 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 208 is credited with the discovery of Albert Marth^[3].
• NGC 208's image is recorded as NGC 0208 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 208's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 208's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 208's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[7].
• NGC 208's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa^[8].
• NGC 208's Commons category is recorded as NGC 208^[9].
• NGC 208's catalog code is recorded as NGC 208^[10].
• NGC 208's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00401757+0245235^[11].
• NGC 208's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2420^[12].
• NGC 208's catalog code is recorded as MCG+00-02-118^[13].
• NGC 208's catalog code is recorded as Z 383-64^[14].
• NGC 208's catalog code is recorded as UZC J004017.6+024523^[15].
• NGC 208's catalog code is recorded as Z 0037.8+0228^[16].
• NGC 208's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2420^[17].
• NGC 208's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1863-10-05T00:00:00Z^[18].
• NGC 208's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.017058'}^[19].
• NGC 208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[20].
• NGC 208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.5'}^[21].
• NGC 208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.356'}^[22].
• NGC 208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.676'}^[23].
• NGC 208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.550'}^[24].
• NGC 208's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+5070'}^[25].
• NGC 208's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12175t0q^[26].
• NGC 208's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 208^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 208^[10], 2MASX J00401757+0245235^[11], PGC 2420^[12], MCG+00-02-118^[13], Z 383-64^[14], and UZC J004017.6+024523^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 208 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]