NGC 492

Summary

NGC 492 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 492 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].
• NGC 492's image is recorded as NGC 0492 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 492's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 492's instance of is recorded as intermediate spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 492's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[7].
• NGC 492's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SB?^[8].
• NGC 492's Commons category is recorded as NGC 492^[9].
• NGC 492's catalog code is recorded as NGC 492^[10].
• NGC 492's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01221356+0525012^[11].
• NGC 492's catalog code is recorded as MCG+01-04-038^[12].
• NGC 492's catalog code is recorded as PGC 4976^[13].
• NGC 492's catalog code is recorded as Z 411-36^[14].
• NGC 492's catalog code is recorded as Z 0119.6+0509^[15].
• NGC 492's catalog code is recorded as UZC J012213.6+052501^[16].
• NGC 492's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J012213.60+052501.0^[17].
• NGC 492's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 4976^[18].
• NGC 492's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1850-12-06T00:00:00Z^[19].
• NGC 492's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.047449'}^[20].
• NGC 492's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.6'}^[21].
• NGC 492's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.5'}^[22].
• NGC 492's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.687'}^[23].
• NGC 492's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.175'}^[24].
• NGC 492's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.713'}^[25].
• NGC 492's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121g6q7j^[26].
• NGC 492's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 492^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 492^[10], 2MASX J01221356+0525012^[11], MCG+01-04-038^[12], PGC 4976^[13], Z 411-36^[14], and Z 0119.6+0509^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 492 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]