NGC 226

Summary

NGC 226 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 226 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 226's image is recorded as NGC 0226 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 226's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 226's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 226's constellation is recorded as Andromeda^[7].
• NGC 226's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 3^[8].
• NGC 226's part of is recorded as Q67623102^[9].
• NGC 226's part of is recorded as Q67624942^[10].
• NGC 226's part of is recorded as Q88452576^[11].
• NGC 226's Commons category is recorded as NGC 226^[12].
• NGC 226's catalog code is recorded as NGC 226^[13].
• NGC 226's catalog code is recorded as UGC 459^[14].
• NGC 226's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00425403+3234516^[15].
• NGC 226's catalog code is recorded as Z 500-76^[16].
• NGC 226's catalog code is recorded as UZC J004254.0+323450^[17].
• NGC 226's catalog code is recorded as Z 0040.2+3218^[18].
• NGC 226's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2572^[19].
• NGC 226's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2572^[20].
• NGC 226's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1827-11-22T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 226's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.016094'}^[22].
• NGC 226's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.016083'}^[23].
• NGC 226's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[24].
• NGC 226's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.029'}^[25].
• NGC 226's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.373'}^[26].
• NGC 226's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.109'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67623102^[9], Q67624942^[10], and Q88452576^[11].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 226^[13], UGC 459^[14], 2MASX J00425403+3234516^[15], Z 500-76^[16], UZC J004254.0+323450^[17], and Z 0040.2+3218^[18].

Why It Matters

NGC 226 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]