NGC 481

Summary

NGC 481 is a spiral galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #33 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 481 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].
• NGC 481's image is recorded as NGC 0481 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 481's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 481's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 481's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 481's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E-S0^[8].
• NGC 481's galaxy morphological type is recorded as -2^[9].
• NGC 481's Commons category is recorded as NGC 481^[10].
• NGC 481's catalog code is recorded as NGC 481^[11].
• NGC 481's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01211246-0912404^[12].
• NGC 481's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-04-030^[13].
• NGC 481's catalog code is recorded as PGC 4899^[14].
• NGC 481's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05274-01668^[15].
• NGC 481's catalog code is recorded as 2dFGRS TGS901Z059^[16].
• NGC 481's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ012112.5-091240^[17].
• NGC 481's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J012112.51-091240.4^[18].
• NGC 481's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J012112.50-091240.0^[19].
• NGC 481's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 4899^[20].
• NGC 481's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2471205159985158528^[21].
• NGC 481's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-11-20T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 481's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.018279'}^[23].
• NGC 481's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.018456'}^[24].
• NGC 481's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[25].
• NGC 481's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.185'}^[26].
• NGC 481's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.806'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 481^[11], 2MASX J01211246-0912404^[12], MCG-02-04-030^[13], PGC 4899^[14], GSC 05274-01668^[15], and 2dFGRS TGS901Z059^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 481 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #33 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]