NGC 878

Summary

NGC 878 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 878 is credited with the discovery of Francis Preserved Leavenworth^[3].
• NGC 878's image is recorded as NGC 0878 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 878's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 878's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 878's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 878's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa^[8].
• NGC 878's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa:^[9].
• NGC 878's Commons category is recorded as NGC 878^[10].
• NGC 878's catalog code is recorded as NGC 878^[11].
• NGC 878's catalog code is recorded as ESO 478-22^[12].
• NGC 878's catalog code is recorded as PGC 8771^[13].
• NGC 878's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02175426-2323025^[14].
• NGC 878's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ021754.3-232303^[15].
• NGC 878's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 478-0220^[16].
• NGC 878's catalog code is recorded as GSC 06433-02371^[17].
• NGC 878's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 02156-2336^[18].
• NGC 878's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q02156-2336^[19].
• NGC 878's catalog code is recorded as SGC 021537-2336.8^[20].
• NGC 878's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 8771^[21].
• NGC 878's catalog code is recorded as DUGRS 478-005^[22].
• NGC 878's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 478-045-079^[23].
• NGC 878's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z^[24].
• NGC 878's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[25].
• NGC 878's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.65'}^[26].
• NGC 878's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.52'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 878^[11], ESO 478-22^[12], PGC 8771^[13], 2MASX J02175426-2323025^[14], 6dFGS gJ021754.3-232303^[15], and ESO-LV 478-0220^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 878 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]