NGC 486

Summary

NGC 486 is a spiral galaxy^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #33 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 486 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].
• NGC 486's image is recorded as NGC 0486 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 486's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 486's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[6].
• NGC 486's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[7].
• NGC 486's Commons category is recorded as NGC 486^[8].
• NGC 486's catalog code is recorded as NGC 486^[9].
• NGC 486's catalog code is recorded as PGC 4975^[10].
• NGC 486's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01221055+0524412^[11].
• NGC 486's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 4975^[12].
• NGC 486's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1850-12-06T00:00:00Z^[13].
• NGC 486's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.047533'}^[14].
• NGC 486's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.047533'}^[15].
• NGC 486's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.026'}^[16].
• NGC 486's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.989'}^[17].
• NGC 486's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.401'}^[18].
• NGC 486's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+13912'}^[19].
• NGC 486's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120n29tw^[20].
• NGC 486's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 486^[21].
• NGC 486's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 486^[22].
• NGC 486's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 4975^[23].
• NGC 486's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.5439750'}^[24].
• NGC 486's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.4114472'}^[25].
• NGC 486's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[26].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 486^[9], PGC 4975^[10], 2MASX J01221055+0524412^[11], and LEDA 4975^[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 486 draws 4 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.^[27]