NGC 209

Summary

NGC 209 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 209 is credited with the discovery of Francis Preserved Leavenworth^[3].
• NGC 209's image is recorded as NGC 0209 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 209's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 209's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 209's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 209's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 209's Commons category is recorded as NGC 209^[9].
• NGC 209's catalog code is recorded as NGC 209^[10].
• NGC 209's catalog code is recorded as ESO 540-8^[11].
• NGC 209's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00390357-1836299^[12].
• NGC 209's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-02-031^[13].
• NGC 209's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2338^[14].
• NGC 209's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05847-00710^[15].
• NGC 209's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ003903.6-183630^[16].
• NGC 209's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 540-0080^[17].
• NGC 209's catalog code is recorded as SGC 003634-1853.1^[18].
• NGC 209's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2338^[19].
• NGC 209's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2363236764564991488^[20].
• NGC 209's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 209's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.013112'}^[22].
• NGC 209's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.013112'}^[23].
• NGC 209's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.91'}^[24].
• NGC 209's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.53'}^[25].
• NGC 209's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.6952'}^[26].
• NGC 209's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.189'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 209^[10], ESO 540-8^[11], 2MASX J00390357-1836299^[12], MCG-03-02-031^[13], PGC 2338^[14], and GSC 05847-00710^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 209 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]