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NGC 68

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
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NGC 68

Summary

NGC 68 is a lenticular galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 39 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 68 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 68's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[4].
  • NGC 68's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[5].
  • NGC 68's constellation is recorded as Andromeda[6].
  • NGC 68's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[7].
  • NGC 68's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0:[8].
  • NGC 68 is part of Q67792970[9].
  • NGC 68's Commons category is recorded as NGC 68[10].
  • NGC 68's catalog code is recorded as NGC 68[11].
  • NGC 68's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00181851+3004185[12].
  • NGC 68's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-01-065[13].
  • NGC 68's catalog code is recorded as PGC 1187[14].
  • NGC 68's catalog code is recorded as UGC 170[15].
  • NGC 68's catalog code is recorded as Z 499-106[16].
  • NGC 68's catalog code is recorded as UZC J001818.4+300418[17].
  • NGC 68's catalog code is recorded as Z 0015.7+2948[18].
  • NGC 68's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 1187[19].
  • NGC 68's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J001818.47+300417.9[20].
  • NGC 68's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2860586723241743744[21].
  • NGC 68's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-09-11T00:00:00Z[22].
  • NGC 68's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 68[23].
  • NGC 68's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.9'}[24].
  • NGC 68's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.5'}[25].
  • NGC 68's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.6285'}[26].
  • NGC 68's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.694'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include lenticular galaxy[4] and elliptical galaxy[5].

Use and Application

NGC 68 is part of Q67792970[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 68 has Wikipedia articles in 39 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Celestial Atlas. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . cseligman.com. Retrieved . cseligman.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Updated Zwicky Catalog (UZC). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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