NGC 802

Summary

NGC 802 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 802 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 802's image is recorded as NGC 0802 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 802's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 802's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 802's constellation is recorded as Hydrus^[7].
• NGC 802's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SB0-a^[8].
• NGC 802's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E/S0^[9].
• NGC 802's Commons category is recorded as NGC 802^[10].
• NGC 802's catalog code is recorded as NGC 802^[11].
• NGC 802's catalog code is recorded as ESO 52-13^[12].
• NGC 802's catalog code is recorded as AM 0157-680^[13].
• NGC 802's catalog code is recorded as PGC 7505^[14].
• NGC 802's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01590600-6752123^[15].
• NGC 802's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ015906.0-675213^[16].
• NGC 802's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 52-0130^[17].
• NGC 802's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0159-67^[18].
• NGC 802's catalog code is recorded as SGC 015755-6806.7^[19].
• NGC 802's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 7505^[20].
• NGC 802's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4697446314781300224^[21].
• NGC 802's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-11-02T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 802's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.005017'}^[23].
• NGC 802's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.005020'}^[24].
• NGC 802's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[25].
• NGC 802's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.17'}^[26].
• NGC 802's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.32'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 802^[11], ESO 52-13^[12], AM 0157-680^[13], PGC 7505^[14], 2MASX J01590600-6752123^[15], and 6dFGS gJ015906.0-675213^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 802 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]