NGC 72

spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
Thing spiral_galaxy Q756878
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NGC 72

Summary

NGC 72 is a spiral galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 37 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 72 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse[3].
  • NGC 72's image is recorded as N70s-crop.jpg[4].
  • NGC 72's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 72's constellation is recorded as Andromeda[6].
  • NGC 72's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBa[7].
  • NGC 72's part of is recorded as Q67622595[8].
  • NGC 72's part of is recorded as Q67624103[9].
  • NGC 72's part of is recorded as Q67792970[10].
  • NGC 72's part of is recorded as VV 166[11].
  • NGC 72's Commons category is recorded as NGC 72[12].
  • NGC 72's catalog code is recorded as NGC 72[13].
  • NGC 72's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00182837+3002265[14].
  • NGC 72's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-01-069[15].
  • NGC 72's catalog code is recorded as PGC 1204[16].
  • NGC 72's catalog code is recorded as UGC 176[17].
  • NGC 72's catalog code is recorded as Z 499-109[18].
  • NGC 72's catalog code is recorded as UZC J001828.4+300226[19].
  • NGC 72's catalog code is recorded as Z 0015.9+2946[20].
  • NGC 72's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 1204[21].
  • NGC 72's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J001828.35+300226.3[22].
  • NGC 72's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1855-10-07T00:00:00Z[23].
  • NGC 72's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012zdx5q[24].
  • NGC 72's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 72[25].
  • NGC 72's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.8'}[26].
  • NGC 72's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.0'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 72 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 72 has Wikipedia articles in 37 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] . 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Updated Zwicky Catalog (UZC). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-72_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 72}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-72}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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