NGC 648

Summary

NGC 648 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 648 is credited with the discovery of Francis Preserved Leavenworth^[3].
• NGC 648's image is recorded as NGC 0648 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 648's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 648's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 648's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 648's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E-S0^[8].
• NGC 648's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0:^[9].
• NGC 648's Commons category is recorded as NGC 648^[10].
• NGC 648's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01383980-1749525^[11].
• NGC 648's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ013839.8-174952^[12].
• NGC 648's catalog code is recorded as ESO 543-6^[13].
• NGC 648's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05855-00031^[14].
• NGC 648's catalog code is recorded as IC 146^[15].
• NGC 648's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-05-011^[16].
• NGC 648's catalog code is recorded as NGC 648^[17].
• NGC 648's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J013839.77-174952.2^[18].
• NGC 648's catalog code is recorded as SGC 013615-1805.2^[19].
• NGC 648's catalog code is recorded as PGC 6083^[20].
• NGC 648's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 6083^[21].
• NGC 648's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 543+111-107^[22].
• NGC 648's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5140710029473394816^[23].
• NGC 648's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z^[24].
• NGC 648's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[25].
• NGC 648's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.33'}^[26].
• NGC 648's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.2549'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASX J01383980-1749525^[11], 6dFGS gJ013839.8-174952^[12], ESO 543-6^[13], GSC 05855-00031^[14], IC 146^[15], and MCG-03-05-011^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 648 has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]