NGC 688

Summary

NGC 688 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 688 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest^[3].
• NGC 688's image is recorded as NGC 0688 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 688's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 688's instance of is recorded as barred spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 688's constellation is recorded as Triangulum^[7].
• NGC 688's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBb^[8].
• NGC 688's part of is recorded as Abell 262^[9].
• NGC 688's part of is recorded as Q67623825^[10].
• NGC 688's part of is recorded as Q67624038^[11].
• NGC 688's part of is recorded as Q67792904^[12].
• NGC 688's part of is recorded as Q67796258^[13].
• NGC 688's part of is recorded as Q84300730^[14].
• NGC 688's Commons category is recorded as NGC 688^[15].
• NGC 688's catalog code is recorded as NGC 688^[16].
• NGC 688's catalog code is recorded as UGC 1302^[17].
• NGC 688's catalog code is recorded as MK 1009^[18].
• NGC 688's catalog code is recorded as KUG 0147+350^[19].
• NGC 688's catalog code is recorded as PGC 6799^[20].
• NGC 688's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01504419+3517041^[21].
• NGC 688's catalog code is recorded as MCG+06-05-015^[22].
• NGC 688's catalog code is recorded as UZC J015044.2+351704^[23].
• NGC 688's catalog code is recorded as Z 0147.8+3502^[24].
• NGC 688's catalog code is recorded as Z 522-20^[25].
• NGC 688's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 6799^[26].
• NGC 688's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 318218872901035264^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Abell 262^[9], a galaxy cluster^[28]; Q67623825^[10]; Q67624038^[11]; Q67792904^[12]; Q67796258^[13]; and Q84300730^[14].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 688^[16], UGC 1302^[17], MK 1009^[18], KUG 0147+350^[19], PGC 6799^[20], and 2MASX J01504419+3517041^[21].

Why It Matters

NGC 688 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]