NGC 862

Summary

NGC 862 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 862 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 862's image is recorded as NGC 862 legacy dr10.jpg^[4].
• NGC 862's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 862's constellation is recorded as Phoenix^[6].
• NGC 862's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[7].
• NGC 862's part of is recorded as Q67624569^[8].
• NGC 862's part of is recorded as Q83740046^[9].
• NGC 862's Commons category is recorded as NGC 862^[10].
• NGC 862's catalog code is recorded as NGC 862^[11].
• NGC 862's catalog code is recorded as ESO 298-20^[12].
• NGC 862's catalog code is recorded as AM 0211-421^[13].
• NGC 862's catalog code is recorded as PGC 8487^[14].
• NGC 862's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02130301-4202009^[15].
• NGC 862's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ021303.0-420201^[16].
• NGC 862's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 298-0200^[17].
• NGC 862's catalog code is recorded as MCG-07-05-012^[18].
• NGC 862's catalog code is recorded as SGC 021102-4216.0^[19].
• NGC 862's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 8487^[20].
• NGC 862's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 298-011+118^[21].
• NGC 862's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4956955110755084032^[22].
• NGC 862's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-09-05T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 862's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.017659'}^[24].
• NGC 862's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.9'}^[25].
• NGC 862's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.86'}^[26].
• NGC 862's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.37'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 862 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 862 has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]