NGC 861

Summary

NGC 861 is a spiral galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #34 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 861 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest^[3].
• NGC 861's image is recorded as NGC 0861 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 861's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 861's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[6].
• NGC 861's constellation is recorded as Triangulum^[7].
• NGC 861's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb^[8].
• NGC 861's part of is recorded as Q67624505^[9].
• NGC 861's Commons category is recorded as NGC 861^[10].
• NGC 861's catalog code is recorded as NGC 861^[11].
• NGC 861's catalog code is recorded as UGC 1737^[12].
• NGC 861's catalog code is recorded as PGC 8652^[13].
• NGC 861's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02155114+3554488^[14].
• NGC 861's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 02128+3540^[15].
• NGC 861's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F02128+3541^[16].
• NGC 861's catalog code is recorded as MCG+06-06-003^[17].
• NGC 861's catalog code is recorded as UZC J021551.2+355447^[18].
• NGC 861's catalog code is recorded as Z 0212.8+3541^[19].
• NGC 861's catalog code is recorded as Z 523-5^[20].
• NGC 861's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 1758^[21].
• NGC 861's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 8652^[22].
• NGC 861's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1865-09-18T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 861's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.027249'}^[24].
• NGC 861's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[25].
• NGC 861's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[26].
• NGC 861's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.499'}^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 861's part of is recorded as Q67624505^[9].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 861^[11], UGC 1737^[12], PGC 8652^[13], 2MASX J02155114+3554488^[14], IRAS 02128+3540^[15], and IRAS F02128+3541^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 861 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #34 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]