NGC 623

Summary

NGC 623 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of elliptical_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 623 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 623's image is recorded as NGC 0623 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 623's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 623's constellation is recorded as Sculptor^[6].
• NGC 623's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[7].
• NGC 623's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 623's part of is recorded as Q67625708^[9].
• NGC 623's part of is recorded as Q67793253^[10].
• NGC 623's Commons category is recorded as NGC 623^[11].
• NGC 623's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01350638-3629248^[12].
• NGC 623's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ013506.4-362925^[13].
• NGC 623's catalog code is recorded as ESO 353-23^[14].
• NGC 623's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 353-0230^[15].
• NGC 623's catalog code is recorded as GSC 07005-01736^[16].
• NGC 623's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-04-052^[17].
• NGC 623's catalog code is recorded as NGC 623^[18].
• NGC 623's catalog code is recorded as SGC 013252-3644.7^[19].
• NGC 623's catalog code is recorded as PGC 5898^[20].
• NGC 623's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 5898^[21].
• NGC 623's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 353+034+090^[22].
• NGC 623's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1837-11-30T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 623's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.029871'}^[24].
• NGC 623's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[25].
• NGC 623's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.60'}^[26].
• NGC 623's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.96'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 623 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 623 ranks in the top 9% of elliptical_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]