NGC 229

Summary

NGC 229 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 229 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan^[3].
• NGC 229's image is recorded as NGC 0229 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 229's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 229's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 229's constellation is recorded as Andromeda^[7].
• NGC 229's galaxy morphological type is recorded as -2.0^[8].
• NGC 229's part of is recorded as Q67624929^[9].
• NGC 229's Commons category is recorded as NGC 229^[10].
• NGC 229's catalog code is recorded as NGC 229^[11].
• NGC 229's catalog code is recorded as MCG+04-02-049^[12].
• NGC 229's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2577^[13].
• NGC 229's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00430463+2330328^[14].
• NGC 229's catalog code is recorded as Z 479-64^[15].
• NGC 229's catalog code is recorded as UZC J004304.7+233033^[16].
• NGC 229's catalog code is recorded as Z 0040.4+2314^[17].
• NGC 229's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2577^[18].
• NGC 229's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J004304.67+233032.7^[19].
• NGC 229's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2803276878666871296^[20].
• NGC 229's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1879-10-10T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 229's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.024514'}^[22].
• NGC 229's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.024474'}^[23].
• NGC 229's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[24].
• NGC 229's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.1073'}^[25].
• NGC 229's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.593'}^[26].
• NGC 229's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.933'}^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 229's part of is recorded as Q67624929^[9].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 229^[11], MCG+04-02-049^[12], PGC 2577^[13], 2MASX J00430463+2330328^[14], Z 479-64^[15], and UZC J004304.7+233033^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 229 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]