NGC 868

Summary

NGC 868 is a low-surface-brightness galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 868 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].
• NGC 868's image is recorded as NGC 0868 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 868's instance of is recorded as low-surface-brightness galaxy^[5].
• NGC 868's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 868's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 868's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E-S0^[8].
• NGC 868's galaxy morphological type is recorded as -2^[9].
• NGC 868's Commons category is recorded as NGC 868^[10].
• NGC 868's catalog code is recorded as NGC 868^[11].
• NGC 868's catalog code is recorded as UGC 1748^[12].
• NGC 868's catalog code is recorded as PGC 8659^[13].
• NGC 868's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02155850-0042486^[14].
• NGC 868's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ021558.5-004249^[15].
• NGC 868's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J021558.47-004249.0^[16].
• NGC 868's catalog code is recorded as Z 0213.4-0058^[17].
• NGC 868's catalog code is recorded as Z 387-63^[18].
• NGC 868's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 8659^[19].
• NGC 868's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2494894966934406144^[20].
• NGC 868's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-10-03T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 868's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02679'}^[22].
• NGC 868's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[23].
• NGC 868's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.6'}^[24].
• NGC 868's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.6202'}^[25].
• NGC 868's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.077'}^[26].
• NGC 868's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.413'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 868 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 868 has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]