NGC 612

spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor
Thing quasar Q1037657
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

NGC 612

Summary

NGC 612 is a quasar[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (quasar category, ranking #13 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 612 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 612's image is recorded as NGC 612.png[4].
  • NGC 612's instance of is recorded as quasar[5].
  • NGC 612's instance of is recorded as Seyfert 2 galaxy[6].
  • NGC 612's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[7].
  • NGC 612's constellation is recorded as Sculptor[8].
  • NGC 612's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0-a[9].
  • NGC 612's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0a[10].
  • NGC 612's part of is recorded as Q67625708[11].
  • NGC 612's part of is recorded as Q67793253[12].
  • NGC 612's Commons category is recorded as NGC 612[13].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 01317-3644[14].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as NGC 612[15].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as ESO 353-15[16].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as PGC 5827[17].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01335775-3629358[18].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as GSC 07005-02053[19].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-04-046[20].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F01317-3644[21].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ013357.7-362936[22].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 353-0150[23].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0133-36[24].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as MRC 0131-367[25].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q01317-3644[26].
  • NGC 612's catalog code is recorded as SGC 013144-3644.9[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 612 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 612 draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (quasar category, ranking #13 of 36).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 612. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-612
MLA “NGC 612.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-612.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-612_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 612}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-612}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): NGC 612 — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-612 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-612 · Last refreshed: