NGC 501

Summary

NGC 501 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #19 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 501 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].
• NGC 501's image is recorded as NGC 0501 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 501's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 501's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[6].
• NGC 501's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[7].
• NGC 501's part of is recorded as Q67857161^[8].
• NGC 501's part of is recorded as Q67623484^[9].
• NGC 501's part of is recorded as Q67625375^[10].
• NGC 501's part of is recorded as Q67792909^[11].
• NGC 501's part of is recorded as Q67796255^[12].
• NGC 501's Commons category is recorded as NGC 501^[13].
• NGC 501's catalog code is recorded as NGC 501^[14].
• NGC 501's catalog code is recorded as PGC 5082^[15].
• NGC 501's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01232240+3325582^[16].
• NGC 501's catalog code is recorded as AGC 110284^[17].
• NGC 501's catalog code is recorded as Z 502-62^[18].
• NGC 501's catalog code is recorded as UZC J012322.4+332558^[19].
• NGC 501's catalog code is recorded as Z 0120.6+3311^[20].
• NGC 501's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +33.0044^[21].
• NGC 501's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 5082^[22].
• NGC 501's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J012322.40+332558.6^[23].
• NGC 501's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 316880732889672576^[24].
• NGC 501's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1856-10-28T00:00:00Z^[25].
• NGC 501's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.016561'}^[26].
• NGC 501's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 501 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 501 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #19 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]