NGC 871

Summary

NGC 871 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 871 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 871's image is recorded as N877blocks.jpg^[4].
• NGC 871's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 871's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 871's constellation is recorded as Aries^[7].
• NGC 871's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBc^[8].
• NGC 871's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 5^[9].
• NGC 871's part of is recorded as Q67624529^[10].
• NGC 871's part of is recorded as Q67794434^[11].
• NGC 871's part of is recorded as Q77045421^[12].
• NGC 871's Commons category is recorded as NGC 871^[13].
• NGC 871's catalog code is recorded as NGC 871^[14].
• NGC 871's catalog code is recorded as UGC 1759^[15].
• NGC 871's catalog code is recorded as PGC 8722^[16].
• NGC 871's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02171073+1432521^[17].
• NGC 871's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 02144+1419^[18].
• NGC 871's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-06-053^[19].
• NGC 871's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q02144+1419^[20].
• NGC 871's catalog code is recorded as UZC J021710.7+143252^[21].
• NGC 871's catalog code is recorded as Z 0214.4+1419^[22].
• NGC 871's catalog code is recorded as Z 438-46^[23].
• NGC 871's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 8722^[24].
• NGC 871's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-10-14T00:00:00Z^[25].
• NGC 871's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.012467'}^[26].
• NGC 871's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.61'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67624529^[10]; Q67794434^[11]; and Q77045421^[12], a galaxy group^[28].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 871^[14], UGC 1759^[15], PGC 8722^[16], 2MASX J02171073+1432521^[17], IRAS 02144+1419^[18], and MCG+02-06-053^[19].

Why It Matters

NGC 871 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]