NGC 498

Summary

NGC 498 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 498 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].
• NGC 498's image is recorded as NGC 0498 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 498's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 498's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 498's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[7].
• NGC 498's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 498's part of is recorded as Q67857161^[9].
• NGC 498's Commons category is recorded as NGC 498^[10].
• NGC 498's catalog code is recorded as NGC 498^[11].
• NGC 498's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01231129+3329212^[12].
• NGC 498's catalog code is recorded as PGC 5059^[13].
• NGC 498's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-04-037^[14].
• NGC 498's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +33.0043^[15].
• NGC 498's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 5059^[16].
• NGC 498's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1856-10-23T00:00:00Z^[17].
• NGC 498's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.020518'}^[18].
• NGC 498's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[19].
• NGC 498's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.835'}^[20].
• NGC 498's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16'}^[21].
• NGC 498's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.376'}^[22].
• NGC 498's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.934'}^[23].
• NGC 498's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+6088'}^[24].
• NGC 498's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12271_h3^[25].
• NGC 498's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 498^[26].
• NGC 498's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 498^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 498's part of is recorded as Q67857161^[9].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 498^[11], 2MASX J01231129+3329212^[12], PGC 5059^[13], MCG+05-04-037^[14], NPM1G +33.0043^[15], and LEDA 5059^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 498 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]