NGC 490

Summary

NGC 490 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 490 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].
• NGC 490's image is recorded as NGC 0490 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 490's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 490's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 490's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[7].
• NGC 490's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[8].
• NGC 490's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[9].
• NGC 490's part of is recorded as Q88820147^[10].
• NGC 490's Commons category is recorded as NGC 490^[11].
• NGC 490's catalog code is recorded as NGC 490^[12].
• NGC 490's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01220285+0522021^[13].
• NGC 490's catalog code is recorded as MCG+01-04-035^[14].
• NGC 490's catalog code is recorded as PGC 4973^[15].
• NGC 490's catalog code is recorded as Z 0119.5+0506^[16].
• NGC 490's catalog code is recorded as Z 411-35^[17].
• NGC 490's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J012202.87+052201.9^[18].
• NGC 490's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +05.0055^[19].
• NGC 490's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 4973^[20].
• NGC 490's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2563626332139899904^[21].
• NGC 490's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1850-12-06T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 490's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.007422'}^[23].
• NGC 490's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.48'}^[24].
• NGC 490's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.3620'}^[25].
• NGC 490's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.39'}^[26].
• NGC 490's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.534'}^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 490's part of is recorded as Q88820147^[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5], lenticular galaxy^[6], and spiral galaxy^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 490^[12], 2MASX J01220285+0522021^[13], MCG+01-04-035^[14], PGC 4973^[15], Z 0119.5+0506^[16], and Z 411-35^[17].

Why It Matters

NGC 490 ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]