NGC 679

Summary

NGC 679 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 679 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 679's image is recorded as NGC 0679 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 679's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 679's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 679's constellation is recorded as Andromeda^[7].
• NGC 679's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E-S0^[8].
• NGC 679's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E/S0^[9].
• NGC 679's part of is recorded as Abell 262^[10].
• NGC 679's part of is recorded as Q67623825^[11].
• NGC 679's part of is recorded as Q67624038^[12].
• NGC 679's part of is recorded as Q67792904^[13].
• NGC 679's part of is recorded as Q67796258^[14].
• NGC 679's part of is recorded as Q88021939^[15].
• NGC 679's Commons category is recorded as NGC 679^[16].
• NGC 679's catalog code is recorded as NGC 679^[17].
• NGC 679's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01494379+3547083^[18].
• NGC 679's catalog code is recorded as MCG+06-05-012^[19].
• NGC 679's catalog code is recorded as UGC 1283^[20].
• NGC 679's catalog code is recorded as PGC 6711^[21].
• NGC 679's catalog code is recorded as UGC 1283 B^[22].
• NGC 679's catalog code is recorded as Z 522-15^[23].
• NGC 679's catalog code is recorded as UZC J014943.7+354708^[24].
• NGC 679's catalog code is recorded as Z 0146.8+3532^[25].
• NGC 679's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 6711^[26].
• NGC 679's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-09-15T00:00:00Z^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 679 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 679 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]