NGC 360

Summary

NGC 360 is a spiral galaxy^[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #29 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 360 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 360's image is recorded as NGC 360 DECam.jpg^[4].
• NGC 360's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 360's constellation is recorded as Tucana^[6].
• NGC 360's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc^[7].
• NGC 360's part of is recorded as Q67796119^[8].
• NGC 360's Commons category is recorded as NGC 360^[9].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as NGC 360^[10].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F01009-6552^[11].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as PGC 3743^[12].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01025144-6536359^[13].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as ESO 79-14^[14].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 01009-6552^[15].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 79-0140^[16].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0102-65^[17].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ010251.5-653636^[18].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as SGC 010057-6552.7^[19].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q01009-6552^[20].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 761^[21].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 3743^[22].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 079-093+045^[23].
• NGC 360's catalog code is recorded as RFGC 238^[24].
• NGC 360's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-11-02T00:00:00Z^[25].
• NGC 360's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.007635'}^[26].
• NGC 360's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.007619'}^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 360's part of is recorded as Q67796119^[8].

Designation and Status

NGC 360's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 360^[10], IRAS F01009-6552^[11], PGC 3743^[12], 2MASX J01025144-6536359^[13], ESO 79-14^[14], and IRAS 01009-6552^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 360 draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #29 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]