NGC 872

Summary

NGC 872 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 872 is credited with the discovery of Francis Preserved Leavenworth^[3].
• NGC 872's image is recorded as NGC 0872 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 872's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 872's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 872's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 872's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc^[8].
• NGC 872's Commons category is recorded as NGC 872^[9].
• NGC 872's catalog code is recorded as NGC 872^[10].
• NGC 872's catalog code is recorded as ESO 544-32^[11].
• NGC 872's catalog code is recorded as PGC 8629^[12].
• NGC 872's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02152523-1746517^[13].
• NGC 872's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ021525.2-174652^[14].
• NGC 872's catalog code is recorded as AGC 21739^[15].
• NGC 872's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 544-0320^[16].
• NGC 872's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05859-00938^[17].
• NGC 872's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F02130-1800^[18].
• NGC 872's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-06-019^[19].
• NGC 872's catalog code is recorded as SGC 021304-1800.8^[20].
• NGC 872's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 8629^[21].
• NGC 872's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 544-090-111^[22].
• NGC 872's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-10-15T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 872's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.014457'}^[24].
• NGC 872's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[25].
• NGC 872's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.55'}^[26].
• NGC 872's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.43'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 872^[10], ESO 544-32^[11], PGC 8629^[12], 2MASX J02152523-1746517^[13], 6dFGS gJ021525.2-174652^[14], and AGC 21739^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 872 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]