NGC 606

Summary

NGC 606 is a spiral galaxy^[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #31 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 606 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan^[3].
• NGC 606's image is recorded as NGC 0606 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 606's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 606's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[6].
• NGC 606's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[7].
• NGC 606's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBc^[8].
• NGC 606's Commons category is recorded as NGC 606^[9].
• NGC 606's catalog code is recorded as NGC 606^[10].
• NGC 606's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01345018+2125063^[11].
• NGC 606's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 01321+2109^[12].
• NGC 606's catalog code is recorded as MCG+03-05-010^[13].
• NGC 606's catalog code is recorded as PGC 5874^[14].
• NGC 606's catalog code is recorded as UGC 1126^[15].
• NGC 606's catalog code is recorded as Z 460-11^[16].
• NGC 606's catalog code is recorded as Z 0132.1+2110^[17].
• NGC 606's catalog code is recorded as UZC J013450.2+212505^[18].
• NGC 606's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 5874^[19].
• NGC 606's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 288879367185592704^[20].
• NGC 606's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1881-10-18T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 606's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.033253'}^[22].
• NGC 606's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.033253'}^[23].
• NGC 606's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[24].
• NGC 606's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[25].
• NGC 606's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.6927'}^[26].
• NGC 606's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.657'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 606^[10], 2MASX J01345018+2125063^[11], IRAS 01321+2109^[12], MCG+03-05-010^[13], PGC 5874^[14], and UGC 1126^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 606 draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #31 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]