NGC 277

Summary

NGC 277 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 277 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest^[3].
• NGC 277's image is recorded as NGC277 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 277's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 277's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 277's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 277's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E-S0^[8].
• NGC 277's part of is recorded as Q67624997^[9].
• NGC 277's Commons category is recorded as NGC 277^[10].
• NGC 277's catalog code is recorded as NGC 277^[11].
• NGC 277's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2995^[12].
• NGC 277's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00511725-0835485^[13].
• NGC 277's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-03-028^[14].
• NGC 277's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05270-00633^[15].
• NGC 277's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ005117.3-083549^[16].
• NGC 277's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G -08.0030^[17].
• NGC 277's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2995^[18].
• NGC 277's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2474146976360791936^[19].
• NGC 277's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1864-10-08T00:00:00Z^[20].
• NGC 277's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.014433'}^[21].
• NGC 277's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.014433'}^[22].
• NGC 277's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[23].
• NGC 277's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.24'}^[24].
• NGC 277's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13'}^[25].
• NGC 277's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.2458'}^[26].
• NGC 277's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.096'}^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 277's part of is recorded as Q67624997^[9].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 277^[11], PGC 2995^[12], 2MASX J00511725-0835485^[13], MCG-02-03-028^[14], GSC 05270-00633^[15], and 6dFGS gJ005117.3-083549^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 277 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]