NGC 661

Summary

NGC 661 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 661 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 661's image is recorded as NGC 0661 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 661's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 661's constellation is recorded as Triangulum^[6].
• NGC 661's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[7].
• NGC 661's part of is recorded as Q67623918^[8].
• NGC 661's part of is recorded as Q67627097^[9].
• NGC 661's Commons category is recorded as NGC 661^[10].
• NGC 661's catalog code is recorded as NGC 661^[11].
• NGC 661's catalog code is recorded as UGC 1215^[12].
• NGC 661's catalog code is recorded as PGC 6376^[13].
• NGC 661's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01441463+2842215^[14].
• NGC 661's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-05-005^[15].
• NGC 661's catalog code is recorded as UZC J014414.6+284221^[16].
• NGC 661's catalog code is recorded as Z 0141.4+2828^[17].
• NGC 661's catalog code is recorded as Z 503-14^[18].
• NGC 661's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 6376^[19].
• NGC 661's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 301988122769237632^[20].
• NGC 661's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-10-26T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 661's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.012836'}^[22].
• NGC 661's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.2'}^[23].
• NGC 661's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[24].
• NGC 661's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.4837'}^[25].
• NGC 661's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.219'}^[26].
• NGC 661's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.534'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 661 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 661 has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]