NGC 653

Summary

NGC 653 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 653 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan^[3].
• NGC 653's image is recorded as NGC 0653 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 653's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 653's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 653's constellation is recorded as Andromeda^[7].
• NGC 653's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sab^[8].
• NGC 653's part of is recorded as Q67625375^[9].
• NGC 653's Commons category is recorded as NGC 653^[10].
• NGC 653's catalog code is recorded as NGC 653^[11].
• NGC 653's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01422571+3538180^[12].
• NGC 653's catalog code is recorded as UGC 1193^[13].
• NGC 653's catalog code is recorded as PGC 6290^[14].
• NGC 653's catalog code is recorded as MCG+06-04-058^[15].
• NGC 653's catalog code is recorded as Z 521-70^[16].
• NGC 653's catalog code is recorded as Z 0139.5+3523^[17].
• NGC 653's catalog code is recorded as UZC J014225.7+353818^[18].
• NGC 653's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 1286^[19].
• NGC 653's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 6290^[20].
• NGC 653's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 318438534707925888^[21].
• NGC 653's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1883-11-29T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 653's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.018029'}^[23].
• NGC 653's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[24].
• NGC 653's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[25].
• NGC 653's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.5595'}^[26].
• NGC 653's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.059'}^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 653's part of is recorded as Q67625375^[9].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 653^[11], 2MASX J01422571+3538180^[12], UGC 1193^[13], PGC 6290^[14], MCG+06-04-058^[15], and Z 521-70^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 653 has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]