NGC 856

spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
Thing infrared_source Q1039744
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NGC 856

Summary

NGC 856 is an infrared source[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 856 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • NGC 856's image is recorded as NGC 0856 SDSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 856's instance of is recorded as infrared source[5].
  • NGC 856's instance of is recorded as Seyfert 2 galaxy[6].
  • NGC 856's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[7].
  • NGC 856's constellation is recorded as Cetus[8].
  • NGC 856's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa[9].
  • NGC 856's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 1[10].
  • NGC 856's part of is recorded as Q67795724[11].
  • NGC 856's Commons category is recorded as NGC 856[12].
  • NGC 856's said to be the same as is recorded as NGC 859[13].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as NGC 856[14].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as NGC 859[15].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as UGC 1713[16].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as PGC 8526[17].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02133833-0043022[18].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ021338.3-004302[19].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F02110-0056[20].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as MCG+00-06-054[21].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J021338.35-004302.2[22].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J021338.36-004302.2[23].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as UZC J021338.4-004303[24].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as Z 0211.0-0058[25].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as Z 387-58[26].
  • NGC 856's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 8526[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 856 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 856 has Wikipedia articles in 11 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The EFIGI catalogue of 4458 nearby galaxies with detailed morphology. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 856. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-856
MLA “NGC 856.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-856.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-856_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 856}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-856}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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