NGC 873

Summary

NGC 873 is an emission-line galaxy^[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (emission_line_galaxy category, ranking #9 of 59).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 873 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 873's image is recorded as NGC 0873 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 873's instance of is recorded as emission-line galaxy^[5].
• NGC 873's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 873's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 873's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc^[8].
• NGC 873's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Scd^[9].
• NGC 873's part of is recorded as Q87679451^[10].
• NGC 873's Commons category is recorded as NGC 873^[11].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as 2dFGRS TGS840Z157^[12].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02163235-1120549^[13].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ021632.4-112055^[14].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as AGC 420056^[15].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05283-00413^[16].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0216-11c^[17].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 02140-1134^[18].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F02141-1134^[19].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-06-048^[20].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as NGC 873^[21].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J021632-112055^[22].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q02140-1134^[23].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as PGC 8692^[24].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 8692^[25].
• NGC 873's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5151617253539742592^[26].
• NGC 873's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-11-27T00:00:00Z^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 873 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 873 draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (emission_line_galaxy category, ranking #9 of 59).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]