NGC 244

Summary

NGC 244 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 244 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 244's image is recorded as NGC 244 DECam.png^[4].
• NGC 244's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 244's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 244's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 244's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 244's galaxy morphological type is recorded as BCD^[9].
• NGC 244's Commons category is recorded as NGC 244^[10].
• NGC 244's catalog code is recorded as NGC 244^[11].
• NGC 244's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00432-1552^[12].
• NGC 244's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-03-003^[13].
• NGC 244's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2675^[14].
• NGC 244's catalog code is recorded as UGCA 10^[15].
• NGC 244's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00454643-1535487^[16].
• NGC 244's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05847-02138^[17].
• NGC 244's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0045-15^[18].
• NGC 244's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ004546.4-153549^[19].
• NGC 244's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2675^[20].
• NGC 244's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-12-30T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 244's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.003152'}^[22].
• NGC 244's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.003149'}^[23].
• NGC 244's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[24].
• NGC 244's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[25].
• NGC 244's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.04'}^[26].
• NGC 244's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 244^[11], IRAS F00432-1552^[12], MCG-03-03-003^[13], PGC 2675^[14], UGCA 10^[15], and 2MASX J00454643-1535487^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 244 ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]