NGC 638

Summary

NGC 638 is a spiral galaxy^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #32 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 638 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].
• NGC 638's image is recorded as NGC 0638 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 638's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 638's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[6].
• NGC 638's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb^[7].
• NGC 638's part of is recorded as Q67623840^[8].
• NGC 638's part of is recorded as Q88285107^[9].
• NGC 638's Commons category is recorded as NGC 638^[10].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as NGC 638^[11].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as UGC 1170^[12].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as MK 1003^[13].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as PGC 6145^[14].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01393785+0714144^[15].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 01370+0659^[16].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F01370+0659^[17].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as MCG+01-05-014^[18].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q01370+0659^[19].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as UZC J013937.9+071414^[20].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as Z 0137.0+0658^[21].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as Z 412-11^[22].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J013937.90+071414.0^[23].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 6145^[24].
• NGC 638's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2565566416111673088^[25].
• NGC 638's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-10-22T00:00:00Z^[26].
• NGC 638's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.011124'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67623840^[8] and Q88285107^[9].

Designation and Status

NGC 638's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 638^[11], UGC 1170^[12], MK 1003^[13], PGC 6145^[14], 2MASX J01393785+0714144^[15], and IRAS 01370+0659^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 638 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #32 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]