NGC 502

Summary

NGC 502 is a lenticular galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (lenticular_galaxy category, ranking #15 of 73).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 502 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest^[3].
• NGC 502's image is recorded as NGC 0502 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 502's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[5].
• NGC 502's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[6].
• NGC 502's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[7].
• NGC 502's part of is recorded as Q67623495^[8].
• NGC 502's part of is recorded as Q67625567^[9].
• NGC 502's part of is recorded as Q67793209^[10].
• NGC 502's part of is recorded as Q76607525^[11].
• NGC 502's Commons category is recorded as NGC 502^[12].
• NGC 502's catalog code is recorded as NGC 502^[13].
• NGC 502's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01225553+0902570^[14].
• NGC 502's catalog code is recorded as MCG+01-04-043^[15].
• NGC 502's catalog code is recorded as PGC 5034^[16].
• NGC 502's catalog code is recorded as UGC 922^[17].
• NGC 502's catalog code is recorded as Z 411-40^[18].
• NGC 502's catalog code is recorded as UZC J012255.6+090257^[19].
• NGC 502's catalog code is recorded as Z 0120.2+0847^[20].
• NGC 502's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 5034^[21].
• NGC 502's catalog code is recorded as [HDL96] 411 87^[22].
• NGC 502's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1862-09-25T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 502's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.008279'}^[24].
• NGC 502's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[25].
• NGC 502's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[26].
• NGC 502's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.721'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 502 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 502 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (lenticular_galaxy category, ranking #15 of 73).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]