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NGC 309

Summary

NGC 309 is an emission-line galaxy[1]. It draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (emission_line_galaxy category, ranking #10 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 309 is credited with the discovery of Wilhelm Tempel[3].
  • NGC 309's instance of is recorded as emission-line galaxy[4].
  • NGC 309's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 309's constellation is recorded as Cetus[6].
  • NGC 309's galaxy morphological type is recorded as ScI[7].
  • NGC 309's Commons category is recorded as NGC 309[8].
  • NGC 309's catalog code is recorded as NGC 309[9].
  • NGC 309's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00542-1010[10].
  • NGC 309's catalog code is recorded as PGC 3377[11].
  • NGC 309's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00564266-0954500[12].
  • NGC 309's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-03-050[13].
  • NGC 309's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00541-1011[14].
  • NGC 309's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0056-09[15].
  • NGC 309's catalog code is recorded as AGC 400506[16].
  • NGC 309's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J005642-095444[17].
  • NGC 309's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ005642.7-095450[18].
  • NGC 309's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J005642.66-095449.9[19].
  • NGC 309's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q00542-1010[20].
  • NGC 309's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 3377[21].
  • NGC 309's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1877[22].
  • NGC 309's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01884'}[23].
  • NGC 309's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.9'}[24].
  • NGC 309's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}[25].
  • NGC 309's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.76'}[26].
  • NGC 309's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include emission-line galaxy[4] and spiral galaxy[5].

Why It Matters

NGC 309 draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (emission_line_galaxy category, ranking #10 of 59).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Wilhelm Tempel

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Morphological differences between optical and infrared images of the spiral galaxy NGC309. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-309_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 309}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-309}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → ['Q9327899', 'Q9330954', 'Q86717984', 'Q91662427']
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q86717984]]"
  2. 17w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Galaxy morphological type → ScI
    Epoch → J2000.0
    Discoverer or inventor → Wilhelm Tempel
    Declination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-9.9139167'}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q9327899]]"
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