NGC 553

Summary

NGC 553 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 553 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 553's image is recorded as NGC 0553 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 553's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 553's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 553's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[7].
• NGC 553's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 553's Commons category is recorded as NGC 553^[9].
• NGC 553's catalog code is recorded as NGC 553^[10].
• NGC 553's catalog code is recorded as MK 1155^[11].
• NGC 553's catalog code is recorded as PGC 5333^[12].
• NGC 553's catalog code is recorded as CGCG 502-084^[13].
• NGC 553's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-09-13T00:00:00Z^[14].
• NGC 553's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[15].
• NGC 553's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122x7lbb^[16].
• NGC 553's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 553^[17].
• NGC 553's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 5333^[18].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 553^[10], MK 1155^[11], PGC 5333^[12], and CGCG 502-084^[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 553 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]