NGC 243

Summary

NGC 243 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 243 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan^[3].
• NGC 243's image is recorded as NGC 0243 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 243's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 243's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 243's constellation is recorded as Andromeda^[7].
• NGC 243's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S?^[8].
• NGC 243's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 0^[9].
• NGC 243's part of is recorded as Q67623065^[10].
• NGC 243's part of is recorded as Q67624890^[11].
• NGC 243's part of is recorded as Q67793256^[12].
• NGC 243's part of is recorded as Q88452576^[13].
• NGC 243's Commons category is recorded as NGC 243^[14].
• NGC 243's catalog code is recorded as NGC 243^[15].
• NGC 243's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00460086+2957340^[16].
• NGC 243's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2687^[17].
• NGC 243's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-02-043^[18].
• NGC 243's catalog code is recorded as AGC 100512^[19].
• NGC 243's catalog code is recorded as Z 500-82^[20].
• NGC 243's catalog code is recorded as Z 501-1^[21].
• NGC 243's catalog code is recorded as UZC J004600.9+295734^[22].
• NGC 243's catalog code is recorded as Z 0043.3+2941^[23].
• NGC 243's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2687^[24].
• NGC 243's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 312246222658775680^[25].
• NGC 243's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1881-10-18T00:00:00Z^[26].
• NGC 243's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.016138'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67623065^[10]; Q67624890^[11]; Q67793256^[12]; and Q88452576^[13], a galaxy group^[28].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 243^[15], 2MASX J00460086+2957340^[16], PGC 2687^[17], MCG+05-02-043^[18], AGC 100512^[19], and Z 500-82^[20].

Why It Matters

NGC 243 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.^[29]