NGC 260

spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
Thing spiral_galaxy Q1035919
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NGC 260

Summary

NGC 260 is a spiral galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 260 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest[3].
  • NGC 260's image is recorded as NGC260 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 260's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 260's constellation is recorded as Andromeda[6].
  • NGC 260's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc/P[7].
  • NGC 260's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S/I[8].
  • NGC 260's part of is recorded as Q67793842[9].
  • NGC 260's part of is recorded as LGG 12[10].
  • NGC 260's Commons category is recorded as NGC 260[11].
  • NGC 260's catalog code is recorded as NGC 260[12].
  • NGC 260's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2844[13].
  • NGC 260's catalog code is recorded as UGC 497[14].
  • NGC 260's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00483464+2741329[15].
  • NGC 260's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00458+2725[16].
  • NGC 260's catalog code is recorded as MCG+04-03-006[17].
  • NGC 260's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00458+2725[18].
  • NGC 260's catalog code is recorded as Z 480-9[19].
  • NGC 260's catalog code is recorded as ALFALFA 2-99[20].
  • NGC 260's catalog code is recorded as UZC J004834.7+274132[21].
  • NGC 260's catalog code is recorded as Z 0045.9+2725[22].
  • NGC 260's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q00458+2725[23].
  • NGC 260's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2844[24].
  • NGC 260's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1865-08-27T00:00:00Z[25].
  • NGC 260's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 260[26].
  • NGC 260's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.017342'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 260 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 260 has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 260. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-260
MLA “NGC 260.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-260.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-260_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 260}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-260}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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