NGC 3172

Summary

NGC 3172 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3172 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 3172's image is recorded as NGC 3172 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 3172's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3172's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 3172's constellation is recorded as Ursa Minor^[7].
• NGC 3172's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3172^[8].
• NGC 3172's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3172^[9].
• NGC 3172's catalog code is recorded as MCG+15-01-011^[10].
• NGC 3172's catalog code is recorded as PGC 36847^[11].
• NGC 3172's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11471192+8905357^[12].
• NGC 3172's catalog code is recorded as Z 1138.0+8922^[13].
• NGC 3172's catalog code is recorded as Z 370-18^[14].
• NGC 3172's catalog code is recorded as Z 370-2^[15].
• NGC 3172's catalog code is recorded as Z 370A-2^[16].
• NGC 3172's catalog code is recorded as Z 370B-8^[17].
• NGC 3172's catalog code is recorded as UZC J114714.5+890535^[18].
• NGC 3172's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +89.0003^[19].
• NGC 3172's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 36847^[20].
• NGC 3172's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1831-10-04T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 3172's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[22].
• NGC 3172's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[23].
• NGC 3172's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.393'}^[24].
• NGC 3172's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.638'}^[25].
• NGC 3172's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.323'}^[26].
• NGC 3172's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+6096'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 3172^[9], MCG+15-01-011^[10], PGC 36847^[11], 2MASX J11471192+8905357^[12], Z 1138.0+8922^[13], and Z 370-18^[14].

Why It Matters

NGC 3172 ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]